Controls from within : techniques for the treatment of the aggressive child - Redl, Fritz (New York : Free Press, 1952)
4. Techniques for the clinical exploitation of life events : Techniques : "Symptom cultivation" : Strategic noninterference ; Exploitative interference. Interpretation through counterdelusional action ; Focusing experiences through the interview : The "rub-in" interview ; The "guilt-squeeze" interview ; The expressional interview ; The "counterdistortional" interview ; The interpretational interview ; The promotional build-up interview ; Group interviews. Total strategy and clinical movement : Giving ego support around a severe sibling confusion ; Extricating the ego from a night time phobia ; Ego troubles under the impact of liberation from fear ; First round with a delinquent ego. -- Epilogue. Therapeutic gains, closure of pioneer house, and follow-up.
Keywords: Problem children; Child rearing; Child development; Child psychology