PHI 1710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Viktor Frankl, Logotherapy
27 Jul 2020
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The techniques of paradoxical intention, a way to change. Viktor frankl, the father of logotherapy, proposed the techniques of paradoxical intention. The basic bet of this perspective is to mitigate the suffering caused by certain behaviors through humor and paradox. A paradox is configured when there are two mutually exclusive elements that nevertheless coexist. Although it may not seem like it at first sight, human beings constantly move within the paradoxical framework. "man is the son of his past but not his slave, and he is the father of his future. " On the therapeutic level, the techniques of paradoxical intention lead people to assume their problems in an apparently contradictory logic. According to various studies, these techniques are very effective, although they require great skill and experience on the part of the therapist. Let us see in more detail what they are about .
