Paul Watzlawick, PhD

Paul Watzlawick, received his Ph.D. from the University of Venice in 1949. He has an Analyst's Diploma from the C.G. Jung Institute for Analytic Psychology in Zurich. Watzlawick has practiced psychotherapy for more than 30 years. He was research associate and principal investigator at the Mental Research Institute. He was Clinical Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center. Watzlawick is a noted family therapist; he is recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Family Therapy Association. Also, he is author, co-author or editor of eight books on the topics of interactional psychotherapy, human communication and constructivist philosophy.

He formulated five axioms. They are:

  1. It is not possible to not communicate. Every behavior is some kind of non-verbal communication.
  2. Every communication has a content. In addition, there is 'metainformation', which says how the communicator wants to be understood.
  3. All partners involved in a communication process also interpret their own behaviour during communication.
  4. Human communication involves both verbal and non-verbal communication. In addition to the spoken words, there are is also a non-spoken part (gestures, behavior, intonation..) which is part of the communication.
  5. Communication between humans is either symmetric or complementary. This is based on whether the relationship of those communicating is based on differences or parity.

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EP90 Invited Address 05a - The Construction of Therapeutic Realities - Paul Watzlawick, PhD

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Invited Addresses |  Psychotherapy |  Therapist Development |  Brief Therapy |  Reframing |  Resistance |  Strategic Therapy |  Systems Theory |  History of Psychotherapy
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Evolution of Psychotherapy |  Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 |  Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
Faculty:
Paul Watzlawick, PhD |  Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
Duration:
1 Hour 28 Minutes
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Original Program Date:
Dec 14, 1990
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Watzlawick challenges fixed definitions of mental health, arguing that reality is socially constructed rather than objectively given. Drawing on examples from Freud, Rosenhan, and Margaret Mead, he cr...
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EP90 Panel 02 - Treatment of Depression and Anxiety - Alexander Lowen, MD; Donald Meichenbaum, PhD; Paul Watzlawick, PhD; Joseph Wolpe, MD

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Topical Panels |  Anxiety |  Depression |  Psychotherapy |  Communication |  Constructive Narrative |  Reframing |  Resistance |  Systems Theory
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Evolution of Psychotherapy |  Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 |  Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
Faculty:
Alexander Lowen, MD |  Donald Meichenbaum, PhD |  Paul Watzlawick, PhD |  Joseph Wolpe, M.D.
Duration:
1:00:11
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Original Program Date:
Dec 12, 1990
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Panelists share diverse approaches to treating depression and anxiety, from breath work and emotional release to cognitive and systemic strategies. They explore how failed solutions can maintain distr...
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Tags: Anxiety Depression Psychotherapy Communication Constructivist Approaches Reframing Resistance Strategic Use of Language Utilization Meaning Systems

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EP90 Panel 06 - The Language of Human Facilitation - William Glasser, MD; James Hillman, PhD; Ernest Rossi, PhD; Paul Watzlawick, PhD

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Categories:
Evolution of Psychotherapy |  Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 |  Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
Faculty:
William Glasser, MD |  James Hillman, PhD |  Ernest Rossi, PhD |  Paul Watzlawick, PhD
Duration:
59 Minutes
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Original Program Date:
Dec 13, 1990
Short Description:
This conversation explores how the words we choose in therapy can shape the change process. Drawing inspiration from Milton Erickson, the panel reflects on the power of speaking the client’s language—...
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EP90 Supervision Panel 04 - Judd Marmor, MD, PhD; Donald Meichenbaum, PhD; Paul Watzlawick, PhD

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Supervision Panels |  Supervision |  Psychotherapy |  Brief Therapy |  Case Discussions |  Family Therapy |  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) |  Systems Theory
Categories:
Evolution of Psychotherapy |  Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 |  Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
Faculty:
Judd Marmor |  Donald Meichenbaum, PhD |  Paul Watzlawick, PhD
Duration:
55 Minutes
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Original Program Date:
Dec 15, 1990
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This lively supervision panel offers contrasting clinical perspectives on real-world cases. Topics include the value of history-taking, present-focused interventions, and paradoxical techniques. Two c...
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Tags: Supervision Psychotherapy Paradox Task Assignment Therapist Analysis Utilization Parental Dynamics Case Conceptualization Clinical Supervision Resistance Symptom Function Analytic Approach Anxiety Depression

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EP90 Workshop 26 - Psychotherapy "As If" - Paul Watzlawick, PhD

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Evolution of Psychotherapy |  Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 |  Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
Faculty:
Paul Watzlawick, PhD
Duration:
2 Hours 23 Minutes
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Original Program Date:
Dec 15, 1990
Short Description:
Explore the therapeutic power of asking clients to act “as if” things were already different. Drawing from Hans Vaihinger’s classic The Philosophy of As If, Watzlawick demonstrates how small, paradoxi...
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Tags: Brief Therapy Psychotherapy Behavioral Contracts Double Bind Hierarchical Structuring Paradoxical Interventions Reframing Seeding Strategic Use of Language Supervision Tailoring Task Assignment Utilization Violence Prevention Paradox

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