Ultimate Paradox: The Power of Counter-Intuitive Attachment to Unravel Hard-To-Treat Behavior

By Eliot P. Kaplan

"Amazing" and "Miraculous" are terms often used to describe paradoxical interventions. Of the many therapeutic methods in psychology, this is the most fascinating to observe and implement. The practice gained notoriety in the 1970's when 'master therapists', including Milton Erickson - Jay Haley - Salvador Minuchin - Fritz Perls and others, utilized the method. The technique - known for "joining and avoiding power struggles" - has the ability to bypass treatment resistance with a diverse range of client types and disorders. As a result, this counter-intuitive approach gained the reputation for 'rapid and amazing' outcomes. However there was one problem. - No one could give a simple explanation as to what was happening and why it worked... Although quite powerful, the mechanism behind the approach has long been considered an 'unsolvable theoretical mystery'. As a result, when the field promoted 'evidence based treatment', paradoxical interventions never received a passing grade. This book resolves the mystery of the paradoxical approach. In revealing this secret, this work brings a paradigm shift that renders obsolete many basic assumptions and theories of conventional psychology. In unexpected fashion, this endeavor utilizes a well-known scientific model to unify all major schools of thought under a single umbrella theory. In so doing, this work provides focus and insight as to the 'active ingredient' that underlies all successful treatment. Once you read this book, psychology will never be the same...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692682104
• ISBN13: 9780692682104
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Paradox Qwacks Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"