Countersuggestion

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Countersuggestion

A technique in psychotherapy of negativistic—‘negative’—patients, in which the therapist deliberately suggests the opposite of what is intended

countersuggestion

Psychiatry A technique in psychotherapy of negativistic–'negative' Pts, in which the therapist deliberately suggests the opposite of what is intended. See Reverse psychology.

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