ABSTRACT

Provides therapists with an understanding of the principles, applications and implications of paradoxical therapy, the rationale for the use of paradox in family therapy and the therapist's role in paradoxical interventions.

chapter Chapter 1|15 pages

The Origins and Development of Paradox

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

From the Principia to Godel

Paradox in the New Logic

chapter Chapter 3|23 pages

The recursive chain

chapter Chapter 4|21 pages

The Reflexive Chain

chapter Chapter 5|17 pages

The Illegitimate Totality

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

Paradox in the Family System

chapter Chapter 7|22 pages

From Pathogenic Paradox to Therapeutic Paradox

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Therapeutic Counterparadox

chapter Chapter 9|27 pages

Constructing Paradoxical Interventions

chapter Chapter 10|27 pages

Clinical Cases