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Insomnia

5 techniques · 3 approaches
CBT
Relaxation Training
Relaxation Training
Systematic training in reducing physiological tension. Main methods include progressive muscle relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing and autog…
Frankl
Dereflection
Dereflection
A technique for redirecting attention from hyper-reflection (excessive self-observation) and hyper-intention toward values and meanings that…
Frankl
Paradoxical Intention
Paradoxical Intention
The client deliberately wishes for, or tries to bring on, precisely what they fear. The technique breaks the vicious circle of anticipatory …
Yalom
Dereflection
Dereflection
The opposite of paradoxical intention: instead of amplifying attention on the symptom — a redirection of attention away, onto objects, peopl…
Yalom
Paradoxical Intention
Paradoxical Intention
The client deliberately intensifies the feared symptom instead of avoiding it: in panic — "I'll try to feel the maximum fear"; in insomnia —…
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