based on the German version "Paradoxe Intervention"
Description
Are designed to alter the self-sustaining nature of a symptom by interrupting the reinforcing feedback loops that maintain it through engaging in opposite behavior. (From:Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Second Edition), 2012)
For example: The client fears failure, so the therapist asks the client to fail at something. Your 4-year-old resists brushing her teeth, so she's told she isn't allowed and may end up doing it out of spite. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/in-therapy/201001/cool-intervention-8-paradoxical-interventions)
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