English Explanatory Dictionary

paradoxical intention

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A psychotherapeutic technique used to treat anxiety by repeatedly rehearsing the anxiety-inducing pattern of thought or behaviour, often with exaggeration and humor.

Word forms

paradoxical intention

Etymology

Coined by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl.

Synonyms

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