When a client is unrealistically hopeless, the therapist might augment the client's despair and amplify it so the client can see how the despair and negative assumptions are out of proportion with the facts. This is also known as:

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This technique is known as paradoxical intervention. It involves the therapist exaggerating or amplifying the client's beliefs or behaviors to help the client see their irrationality or disproportion to reality.

When a Client Is Unrealistically Hopeless, the Therapist Might Augment