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== Dereflection == Dereflection is the technique of diverting the client's attention away from their symptoms, as hyper-reflection can lead to inaction.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Frankl |first=Viktor E. |author-link=Viktor Frankl |date=1975 |title=Paradoxical intention and dereflection. |journal=Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=226β237 |doi=10.1037/h0086434}}</ref> Dereflection has been developed for people with sexual disorders, in which the patient's desire for sexual pleasure becomes an obstruction to achieving it. The therapist discourages intercourse and breaks the cycle of desire, striving, and disappointment.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=APA PsycNet|url=https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/h0086434|access-date=2021-08-29|journal=Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice| volume=12 | issue=3 | pages=226β237 |doi=10.1037/h0086434 | last1=Frankl | first1=Viktor E. |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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