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Paul Watzlawick (July 25, 1921 β March 31, 2007) was an Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communication theorist, and philosopher. A theoretician in communication theory and radical constructivism, he commented in the fields of family therapy and general psychotherapy. Watzlawick believed that people create their own suffering in the very act of trying to fix their emotional problems. He was one of the most influential figures at the Mental Research Institute and lived and worked in Palo Alto, California.
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GenderMale
Birthday1921-07-25
Deathday2007-03-31 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceVillach, Austria
CitizenshipsAustria, United States of America
Awardshonorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University, Gold Decoration for Services to the City of Vienna, Viktor Frankl Award
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