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Fits right in, Nov 15 2005
By becks - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Human Givens: A New Approach to Emotional Health and Clear Thinking (Paperback)
I have clearly read a different book by a different Joe Griffin to the first reviewer. Griffin's research reinforces the evidence on human nature and nails the coffin on archeic forms of psychotherapy of unproven value. The short intervention therapies based on human givens therapy as taught in his seminars have proven to be far more succesful in my practice: the proof of the pudding. How you can read this book and not know what is meant by "human givens" is mystifying.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A fresh approach, Oct 26 2007
By MAH - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Human Givens: A New Approach to Emotional Health and Clear Thinking (Paperback)
This book is putting forward a set of common-sense, practical ideas about the way the human mind works. It explains very interesting theories on a range of subjects, such as; dreaming, psychosis and autism, in an entertaining and highly readable way, drawing on a range sources - from ancient philosphy to the latest scientific research. Each area is dealt with chapter by chapter; so you can dip in and out at your leisure. But more importantly, the book gives us a valuable 'manifesto' for the way in which people should approach their lives. It will be thought provoking not only for mental healthcare professionals, but for anyone interested in finding out more about themselves. The numerous recommendations (Radio 4, Doris Lessing etc. etc.) inside the front cover and on the book's reverse are endorsements that speak for themselves.
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Makes sense to a Ph.D., May 24 2012
By Mike Mandel "Dr. Hypnosis" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Human Givens: A New Approach to Emotional Health and Clear Thinking (Paperback)
Human Givens theory, far from being self-indulgent, slays many sacred cows and helps lead the suffering toward functionality and integration.
I use it with all my clients. The understanding that hypnosis hacks into the REM state is revolutionary, and in my experience, completely accurate.
Kudos to the authors. They'll step on some toes, but science and time will prove them to be correct.
Mike Mandel Ph.D.