Change: Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution - Softcover

Paul Watzlawick; John H. Weakland; Richard Fisch; Milton H. Erickson; Bill O'hanlon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393707067 ISBN 13: 9780393707069

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2011

Synopsis

This classic book, now published in paperback for the very first time, deals with the age-old questions of persistence and change. It asks questions about why some problems arise and are perpetuated in some instances, but in other instances are resolved. It examines how, paradoxically, common sense and logical approaches often fail while seemingly "illogical" and "unreasonable" actions succeed in producing the desired changes.

About this title

About the Authors

Paul Watzlawick was an associate at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, and clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford University Medical Center. An internationally known psychologist, Watzlawick died in 2007.

John H. Weakland died in 1995.

Richard Fisch is a psychiatrist with a private practice in Palo Alto, California.

Bill O’Hanlon, is a founder of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies and is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including Out of the Blue, Becoming A Published Therapist, and Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma. He is a Diplomate, Board Member, Fellow and Master Therapist in the American Psychotherapy Association and was awarded the "Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit his website for more information: BillOHanlon.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393707067
• ISBN 13: 9780393707069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200