Watzlawick, Paul 1921-2007

Overview

Works:	411 works in 2,019 publications in 6 languages and 18,661 library holdings
Genres:	Humor Anecdotes
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Compiler, Other, Director, Publishing director, Creator, Interviewee, Contributor, pre, Opponent, 958, Commentator for written text, edc, Translator

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Paul Watzlawick

Kommunikation als paradoxer Mythos : Analyse u. Kritik d. Kommunikationstheorie Watzlawicks u. ihrer didakt. Verwertung by Jürgen Ziegler( Book )
A la recherche de l'école de Palo Alto by Jean-Jacques Wittezaele( Book )
Pragmatische Kommunikationstheorie und Pädagogik : eine Untersuchung zur Konzeption Watzlawicks u.a. und ihrer Bedeutung für die Pädagogik by Horst Ramsenthaler( Book )
Observations on transaction : a discussion of Watzlawick's second axiom by Gerhard Gelbmann( Book )
System ohne Psyche : zur Kritik der pragmatischen Kommunikationstheorie und ihrer Anwendungen by Karl J Meister( Book )

Der Mythos Watzlawick und die Folgen : eine Streitschrift gegen systemisches und konstruktivistisches Denken in pädagogischen Zusammenhängen by Bettina Girgensohn-Marchand( Book )
Theorie und Praxis des systemischen Ansatzes : Die Systemtheorie Watzlawicks und Luhmanns verständlich erklärt by JOOP WILLEMSE( )
Paul Watzlawick - die Biografie : Die Entdeckung des gegenwärtigen Augenblicks by Andrea Köhler-Ludescher( Book )
Paul Watzlawick : a bibliography by Jan Fredenborg( Book )
Paul Watzlawick : insight may cause blindness and other essays by Paul Watzlawick( Book )
Mystification in educational dyads by Joanne Cocklin( )
The pragmatics of perfection : general semantics, existential phenomenology, and the consequences of critical reflection by Frank J Macke( Book )
An application of Watzlawick's theory of persistence and change to an organization using rhetorical methodology by Donald Edwin Novak( )
La realidad inventada : cómo sabemos lo que creemos saber? by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

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Most widely held works by Paul Watzlawick

Pragmatics of human communication : a study of interactional patterns, pathologies, and paradoxes by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

59 editions published between 1946 and 2014 in English and held by 1,578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Called one of the best books ever about human communication, and a perennial bestseller, Pragmatics of Human Communication has formed the foundation of much contemporary research into interpersonal communication, in addition to laying the groundwork for context-based approaches to psychotherapy. The authors present the simple but radical idea that problems in life often arise from issues of communication, rather than from deep psychological disorders, reinforcing their conceptual explorations with case studies and well-known literary examples. Written with humor and for a variety of readers, this book identifies simple properties and axioms of human communication and demonstrates how all communications are actually a function of their contexts

Change : principles of problem formation and problem resolution by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

27 editions published between 1974 and 2011 in English and held by 1,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three prominent American therapists detail their theories and strategies for promoting human change and dealing with related psychological problems

Menschliche Kommunikation : Formen, Störungen, Paradoxien by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

67 editions published between 1969 and 2017 in German and Undetermined and held by 1,108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dieses Standardwerk der Kommunikationswissenschaft formuliert Denkmodelle und veranschaulicht Sachverhalte. Es zeigt, wie Kommunikation funktioniert - und welche Folgen es hat, wenn sie gestört ist. Dieses Standardwerk der Kommunikationswissenschaft formuliert Denkmodelle und veranschaulicht Sachverhalte. Es zeigt, wie Kommunikation funktioniert - und welche Folgen es hat, wenn sie gestört ist

The language of change : elements of therapeutic communication by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

34 editions published between 1978 and 2014 in French and English and held by 922 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Etude d'un bon niveau, destinée aux psychothérapeutes, sur le langage utilisé pour la communication thérapeutique. L'auteur propose "à la fois une grammaire et un manuel de langue" (p. 55). Signalons deux chapitres importants: Structures linguistiques de l'hémisphère droit - Le blocage de l'hémisphère gauche

Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

153 editions published between 1983 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 779 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Paul Watzlawicks kleiner Band Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein bricht rigoros mit der Vorstellung, Ziel des Menschen sei das Streben nach Glück. In Form von Metaphern, Aphorismen, Anekdoten und hintergründigen Geschichten beschreibt Watzlawick in amüsanter und ironischer Art die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten, den eigenen Alltag unerträglich zu gestalten und trivialen Ereignissen eine außergewöhnliche Bedeutung beizumessen. Voraussetzungen: Als theoretischer Hintergrund des Buchs dienten die Erkenntnisse der so genannten Palo-Alto-Schule, zu deren Mitinitiatoren Watzlawick gehört. Die dort entstandene Kommunikationstheorie wurde im Wesentlichen aus der Erforschung von Paradoxien der menschlichen Kommunikation und ihrer Störungen gewonnen

How real is real? : Confusion, disinformation, communication by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

19 editions published between 1976 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Invented reality : how do we know what we believe we know? : contributions to constructivism( Book )

12 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Interactional view : studies at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, 1965-1974 by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

28 editions published between 1977 and 2004 in French and English and held by 603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ultra-solutions, or, How to fail most successfully by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

61 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this book the author examines our strivings for ultra-solutions which are those final solutions that do away with the problem and just about everything else!

Wie wirklich ist die Wirklichkeit? : Wahn, Täuschung, Verstehen by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

75 editions published between 1976 and 2017 in German and Undetermined and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The situation is hopeless, but not serious : (the pursuit of unhappiness) by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

11 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in English and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is a tongue-in-cheek look at the ways in which we turn ourselves into our own worst enemies. Using metaphors, vignettes, jokes, innuendoes and other "right-hemispheric" language games, Dr. Watzlawick shows how we can make everyday life miserable and inflate trivialities beyond recognition. Those who believe that the search for happiness eventually leads to happiness should consult the chapter "Beware of Arriving."--Publisher description

Die Erfundene Wirklichkeit : wie wissen wir, was wir zu wissen glauben? : Beiträge zum Konstruktivismus by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

57 editions published between 1981 and 2016 in German and English and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lösungen : zur Theorie und Praxis menschlichen Wandels by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

34 editions published between 1974 and 2014 in German and Undetermined and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Münchhausen's pigtail, or, Psychotherapy & "reality" : essays and lectures by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

5 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La réalité de la réalité : confusion, désinformation, communication by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

30 editions published between 1976 and 2014 in French and Undetermined and held by 358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traite du problème de la communication sous un aspect particulier: comment la communication crée la réalité, ou comment la réalité est l'effet de la communication. L'auteur illustre ses propos à partir de nombreux exemples tirés de contextes différents, puis tente d'en dégager une certaine structure et des conclusions. Trois parties: 1. Confusion (les brouillages qui se produisent involontairement) - 2. Désinformation (obstacles pouvant survenir quand on recherche l'information) - 3. Communication dans des domaines où elle n'existait pas jusqu'à maintenant (avec les animaux, avec les extra-terrestres)

Die Möglichkeit des Andersseins : zur Technik der therapeutischen Kommunikation by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

21 editions published between 1977 and 2015 in German and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Une logique de la communication by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

4 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in French and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Les auteurs se proposent d'étudier dans ce livre les effets pragmatiques de la communication humaine (c'est-à-dire ses effets sur le comportement), en s'attachant plus spécialement aux troubles du comportement

Vom Unsinn des Sinns oder vom Sinn des Unsinns by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

56 editions published between 1992 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Der Psychotherapeut Paul Watzlawick geht unseren persönlich empfundenen Wahrnehmungen, unseren Sinneszuweisungen nach. Was ist denn Wirklichkeit? Jeder erfährt sie aufgrund seines kulturellen und sozialen Hintergrundes anders, subjektiv, was Watzlawick mit vielen anschaulichen Beispielen belegt

L'Invention de la réalité : comment savons-nous ce que nous croyons savoir? : contributions au constructivisme by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

13 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in French and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ce livre collectif marque une étape importante dans la réflextion de l'école dite de Palo Alto, car il élabore de façon rigoureuse et systématique l'épistémologie constructiviste sous-jacente à sa pratique thérapeutique

Changements : paradoxes et psychothérapie by Paul Watzlawick( Book )

19 editions published between 1975 and 2014 in French and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La 4e de couverture indique : "Comment, dans les relations humaines, les impasses apparaissent-elles? Qu'est-ce qui fait que, souvent, nos tentatives de provoquer un changement ne font que nous emmurer dans un jeu sans fin? Il y a des changements qui ne sont que source de la permanence. Dire "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" équivaut, si l'on prend les choses par l'autre bout, à affirmer que ça change quand on s'y attend le moins. La technique ici proposée se situe délibérément à la surface : barrer le pourquoi? - question qui porte sur les causes "profondes"--Pour mettre en avant le quoi? - interrogeant une situation ici et maintenant. Un chemin est frayé dans la forêt des paradoxes humains, qui va de Russel, Wittgenstein et Bateson à Groucho Marx. Entre la logique et l'humour, une thérapie est mise en place qui ne prétend point guérir autre chose que notre rapport présent à autrui."

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