The difference between Paradox and Reverse psychology
When used as nouns, paradox means an apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa, whereas reverse psychology means the advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course.
check bellow for the other definitions of Paradox and Reverse psychology
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Paradox as a noun:
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
Examples:
"This sentence is false" is a paradox."
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Paradox as a noun:
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
Examples:
"It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty."
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Paradox as a noun:
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
Examples:
"Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox."
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Paradox as a noun:
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
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Paradox as a noun:
A person or thing having contradictory properties.
Examples:
"He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party."
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Paradox as a noun:
An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
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Paradox as a noun (obsolete):
A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
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Paradox as a noun (uncountable):
The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
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Paradox as a noun (uncountable, philosophy):
A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
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Paradox as a noun (uncountable, psychotherapy):
The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
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Reverse psychology as a noun (psychology):
The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course