Human Givens [Paperback]

Joe Griffin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 26, 2004

The authors guide the reader through their approach to emotional health and education, clearly explaining a body of psychological knowledge gained through decades of research into neurophysiology, psychology and behaviour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Human Givens (March 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1899398317
• ISBN-13: 978-1899398317
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #885,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fits right in, November 15, 2005

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becks (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Givens (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:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh approach, October 26, 2007

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MAH (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Givens (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.

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must read' for anyone interested in human thinking and human societies, November 22, 2009

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D.R. (Toronto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Givens (Paperback)

The authors call the 'Human Givens' an 'organizing idea'. I heartily agree. Like all great organizing ideas it has an elegance and subtlety that makes sense of decades of conflicting models and ideas. Although the focus of the book is clearly counseling, the breadth of the Human Givens approach and the APET model of thought will - I hope - have repercussions across all of our society.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough for those interested not only in counseling, but in the structure of human societies and the health of our thinking patterns. Humanity today is facing challenges that, in order to manage successfully, will require fundemental changes in the way we precieve and act. We cannot afford to make decisions based solely on belief, or under the deforming influenence of emotional needs not being met. The ideas in this book provide a much needed model of thinking that can assist us in meeting those needs and understanding the basis of belief. As such, it appears to me to be an indispensible part of the tools needed for making healthy decisions and building healthy societies.