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Editorial Reviews
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"particularly informative.... All levels"
Book Description
This work explores the mystery of human consciousness and the impact of
external forces on it. "Recovered memory" (e.g., of childhood sexual
abuse), alleged hypnosis, retrowareness and pseudomemories are discussed
in detail, with a particular emphasis on whether certain kinds of memory
are real or are artifacts of unscrupulous psychologists and other
counselors. The various states of consciousness are thoroughly examined
as are the counseling profession and its potential for harm.
This work strips away the pretense of psychology in a most
fascinating way. I read and reread this book several years ago while
doing a feature article about the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. Rogers was a science consultant with NASA at that
time. It is a very straightforward look at most of the psychotherapy
methods of the day. I found it not purposely disparaging in any way.
It is simply a "matter of fact" synopsis. An example is a quote from
Rogers, "The process of all the myriad psychotherapies are more akin
to voodoo than any kind of actual science".
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