Paradoxical Intention (Viktor Frankl, 1930s) – a Psychotherapy technique where a person is asked to intentionally do (or wish for) the very thing they fear, often with exaggeration/humor, to break the cycle of anticipatory anxiety
Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2026). “Paradoxical Intention” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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