Human Givens : A New Approach to Emotional Health and Clear Thinking

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. A new edition of the life-changing book Human Givens which contains a wealth of new material that will enhance its already considerable reputation. The authors describe one of the most important psychological insights of our how we are all born with a rich natural inheritance - a partially formed mind containing a genetic treasure-house of innate knowledge 'the human givens'. We all experience these givens as physical and emotional needs, powerful forces that must be satisfactorily met in our environment if our minds are to unfold and develop to their fullest potential. Includes a new chapter on the biological basis of content blindness - caetextia - that blights the lives of millions. Ultimately this book is uplifting and practical because it brings hope in these troubled times by clearly spelling out what each child and adult needs in order to develop well, how to help those who aren't and who are suffering severe mental distress, including depression and post-traumatic stress. 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. This Is A Fresh Edition Containing A Wealth Of New Material That Will Enhance Its Already Considerable Reputation. How to Lift Depression]]is the most startling, stimulating and uplifting book about depression ever written. It explains in a straightforward way why worrying about things going wrong in your life unbalances the sleep cycle and leads to exhaustion and lack of motivation and therefore the sense that life is meaningful. How to Lift Depression is the most startling, stimulating and uplifting book about depression ever written. It explains in a straightforward way why worrying about things going wrong in your life unbalances the sleep cycle and leads to exhaustion and lack of motivation and therefore the sense that life is meaningful.