Esha Prakash
@Paradox_Knight · 3:16
Psychology's Best Kept Secret? The Art of Persuasion
For example, if somebody has made their mind that they don't want to go to the park, we can approach it by saying something like I completely understand not wanting to go. It can be tiring and just unpleasant. However, I also do want you to consider the fact that it's a beautiful day outside and a little bit of walking would actually be good for exercise and you have me for company. Do you want to try this out?
Nice. Well, actually and if you ask me, I'm also an MSW student who completed my MSW recently. And I've studied psychology as a paper. So there also the art of persuasion. Because the counselor has to do persuasion. So the first thing they also tell is accept. Accept the person his or her views as it is. Never try to contradict it. Because the moment you contradict it, then the chances of the person listening to you is very minimal
Esha Prakash
@Paradox_Knight · 2:28
So, yes, in a day to day interaction, maybe if you're dealing with someone who has different opinions and it would be more conducive to have to persuade them to do something, you can use these methods in that way when it comes to therapy and talking about persuasion in a therapist's room, in that case, absolutely, you hit the nail on the head. We need to empathize. We need to make sure that we are listening to them, that we're not judging