The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: The Complete Volume
2005; American Psychiatric Association; Volume: 59; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2005.59.2.169
ISSN2575-6559
Autores ResumoMilton Erickson was probably the most creative, dynamic, and effective hypn therapist the world has ever seen . . . he hypnotized a nurse in front of a large audience using only pantomime gestures, a feat made even more impressive by fact that this Spanish-speaking nurse had no idea . . .she was to be a subject in a demonstration So begins the introduction to this book, which is a curious volume consisting of the author's description of Erickson's ideas and short quotes from Erickson's writings.The book begins with An Introduction to Milton H. Erickson, M.D., which I find to be most interesting and illuminating.Erickson was born colorblind, "arrhythmic" (I believe the author means lacking a sense of rhythm), tone deaf, and dyslexic.Some of these disabilities may have contributed to Erickson's intense interest in meanings and implications of words.Erickson also suffered from a series of physical ailments including two bouts of polio beginning at age 17.The author contends that the physical incapacities, including partial paralysis, made Erickson acutely observant of other people, and their verbal and nonverbal language.He studied hypnosis under Clark Hull at the University of Wisconsin.Later, Erickson broke from Hull's experimentalist/learning theorist point of view to develop his own, individualized view of hypnosis.Erickson eventually
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