Paradox and Counterparadox

By Mara Selvini Palazzoli and Luigi Boscolo

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Working Method Chapter 3 The Couple and the Family in Schizophrenic Transaction Chapter 4 The Identified Patient Chapter 5 Therapeutic Interventions: A Learning Process Through Trial and Error Chapter 6 The Tyranny of Linguistic Conditioning Chapter 7 Positive Connotation Chapter 8 The Prescription in the First Session Chapter 9 Family Rituals Chapter 10 From Sibling Rivalry to Sibling Sacrifice Chapter 11 The Therapists Take Upon Themselves the Dilemma of the Relationship Between Parents and Child Chapter 12 Therapists Accept Without Objection a Questionable Improvement Chapter 13 How to Cope With the Absent Member Maneuver Chapter 14 Getting Around the Disconfirmation Chapter 15 The Problem of Secret Coalitions Chapter 16 The Therapists Declare Their Impotence Without Blaming Anyone Chapter 17 The Therapists Prescribe to Themselves the Ultimate Paradox Chapter 18 The Therapists Give Up the Parental Role, Paradoxically Prescribing It to the Members of The Last Generation