Pattern interrupt

Pattern interrupt

In psychology, a pattern interrupt is an action that changes a dynamic in a personal situation or relationship by making an unexpected change, resulting in a new, and hopefully more effective and beneficial, behavior. This was identified by Milton H. Erickson who called it the confusion technique, as well as others.

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