Losing a Symptom Through Keeping It
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 33 (5) , 548-555
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1976.01770050016002
Abstract
• The therapeutic technique of symptom prescription has been used by practitioners from a variety of clinical schools. This article reviews techniques based on learning theory, symptom redefinition, paradoxical intention, and directive therapy, among other approaches. A conceptual framework for understanding these various approaches is offered, utilizing data from psychoanalysis, learning theory, and interpersonal communication theory.Keywords
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