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2019
- January 2019

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The riddle of conditioned taste adversion

THE pain–pleasure recall principle also explains the well-known phenomenon of conditioned taste aversion, which has always presented a problem for classical conditioning.
The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Counsellors who use it know that the 'rewind technique' is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy have tested it in research.
The carrot and the stick

Mark Evans describes how working imaginatively with rewards and punishments has helped his clients achieve very swift change
Hold that thought! Or trash it

WRITING down negative thoughts, crumpling them up and throwing them away (as often advocated by therapists) really does help reduce negative thinking, research has shown.
Book review: 'Lost Connections: uncovering the real causes of depression – and the unexpected solutions'

Denise Winn has read Lost Connections: uncovering the real causes of depression – and the unexpected solutions, and talked to its author, Johann Hari.
Aspects of good practice

Ian Thomson takes a look at a selection of ethical issues of relevance to human givens practitioners.
Balancing up the business

Janice Haddon shows how she has drawn upon the human givens approach to work more creatively with corporate clients.
The APET™ model: standing cognitive therapy on its head

Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell describe a biologically-based theory which explains the shortcomings of purely cognitive approaches and why effective therapies can work fast.