Term ID: T5805

Negative Therapeutic Reaction

/negative-therapeutic-reaction/
Paradoxical worsening of symptoms following therapeutic progress or interpretation
Example: Psychodynamic concept suggesting unconscious resistance to improvement and recovery

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Reference: Freud (1923)