ALTERING THE BEHAVIOR OF AN AGGRESSIVE INSTITUTIONALIZED BOY THROUGH PARADOXICAL COMMUNICATION

ALTERING THE BEHAVIOR OF AN AGGRESSIVE INSTITUTIONALIZED BOY THROUGH PARADOXICAL COMMUNICATION

A case is presented which describes the utilization of the therapeutic paradox in the treatment of a chronically aggressive adolescent boy. The meaning of the aggressive behavior in terms of control and power struggle between patient and therapist is discussed. Considerations of control and responsi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of nervous and mental disease 1973-07, Vol.157 (1), p.63-65
Hauptverfasser: ARNESEN, RICHARD B, LIBBY, ROY, MILLER, PAUL H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aggression - therapy
Behavior Therapy
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - therapy
Humans
Male
Methods
Physician-Patient Relations
Social Adjustment
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Zusammenfassung:A case is presented which describes the utilization of the therapeutic paradox in the treatment of a chronically aggressive adolescent boy. The meaning of the aggressive behavior in terms of control and power struggle between patient and therapist is discussed. Considerations of control and responsibility were incorporated into a treatment program which seems to have led to a successful adjustment for the boy in question.
ISSN:0022-3018
1539-736X
DOI:10.1097/00005053-197307000-00009