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paradoxical intention

noun

  1. (in psychotherapy) the deliberate practice of a neurotic habit or thought, undertaken in order to remove it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Paradoxical intention, discussed in Chapter 11, can also be very helpful in marriage and family therapy.

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