Reverse psychology is a term used when one individual expresses to another a desire for them to execute actions contrary to their intention. For example, if person A does not want person B to drink from their bottle, yet thinks person B will drink from their bottle if they specifically tell them not to, then person A may directly ask them to drink from their bottle. The logic being that the individual being addressed will always do the opposite to what they have been asked.
Paradoxical Inversion.
In psychology, the term inhibition is defined as the restraint of one psychological process by a second psychological process. It can also mean a suppression of a particular inappropriate behavior.
The term psychological refers to your mental state of mind. If you have a mental illness instead of another disease, it is psychological.
The word 'psychological' is the adjective form of the noun psychology.
Clinical Psychology
yes and yes. If you realize that someone is using reverse psychology to get you to act in a certain way, then you can act in another way of your choosing. By the same token, if you use reverse psychology on someone and they don't realize what you are doing, it can get you what you want.
In psychology, the term inhibition is defined as the restraint of one psychological process by a second psychological process. It can also mean a suppression of a particular inappropriate behavior.
The term psychological refers to your mental state of mind. If you have a mental illness instead of another disease, it is psychological.
Norman Tallent has written: 'Psychological report writing' -- subject(s): Psychological literature, Psychology, Report writing, Writing, Authorship 'Clinical psychological consultation' -- subject(s): Clinical psychology 'Psychology of adjustment' -- subject(s): Adjustment (Psychology), Pathological Psychology, Personality 'The Practice of Psychological Assessment' -- subject(s): Psychodiagnostics, Psychological tests, Psychometrics
The word psychological is the adjective form for the noun psychology.
Psychological statistics is the application of statistics to psychology.
The word 'psychological' is the adjective form of the noun psychology.
Clinical Psychology
yes and yes. If you realize that someone is using reverse psychology to get you to act in a certain way, then you can act in another way of your choosing. By the same token, if you use reverse psychology on someone and they don't realize what you are doing, it can get you what you want.
That would be psychological, as in a "psychological evaluation", since it describes what kind of evaluation.
Playing hard to get can be used as reverse psychology
Dick Richards has written: 'Artful work' -- subject(s): Commitment (Psychology), Industrial Psychology, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Work, Psychology, Industrial, Work 'The topic of cancer' -- subject(s): Cancer 'Is your genius at work?' -- subject(s): Genius, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Success, Self-actualization (Psychology), Self-perception, Success
Ziel C. Bergh has written: 'Psychology in the work context' -- subject(s): Industrial Psychology, Organizational behavior, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Work, Work 'Introduction to work psychology' -- subject(s): Work environment, Psychological aspects, Industrial Psychology, Personnel management