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Paradox as epistemological jump

R L Rosenbaum

    Family Process
    |March 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Paradoxical interventions foster change by shifting the patient-therapist relationship dynamics. This approach modifies the patient

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychotherapy Research

    Background:

    • Current literature often presents paradoxical interventions unidirectionally.
    • This overlooks the relational context of therapeutic change.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To re-examine paradoxical interventions within the patient-therapist relationship.
    • To propose an alternative model of therapeutic change.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of paradoxical interventions.
    • Exploration of relational dynamics in therapy.

    Main Results:

    • Paradoxical relationships disrupt a patient's self-objectification.
    • Change emerges from altered meaning and epistemological shifts.

    Conclusions:

    • Paradoxical interventions are relational processes, not therapist directives.
    • Therapeutic change is facilitated by modifying the patient's experience and assumptions within the relationship.