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The first chapter provides a succinct biography of this extraodinary man, describing how Erickson overcame numerous adversities in early life, and how these events shaped his development as a highly innovative thinker. Commentaries on Milton Erickson, M.D. examines the practical and theoretical aspects of Erickson's methods, including his therapeutic posture, expectation of change, emphasis on the positive, acknowledgement of more than one solution to a problem, blocking of symptomatic behavior, change in relation to the therapist, use of anectodes, and willingness to "let go" of patients. A Review of Ordeal Therapy focuses on a controversial therapeutic technique successfully used by Erickson. Haley cautions the reader, however, of the care with which this powerful technique should be exercised. A fascinating dialogue between Jay Haley and John Weakland
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Jay Haley on Milton H. Erickson
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Jay Haley on Milton H. Erickson
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Jay Haley on Milton H. Erickson by
Jay Haley
O Routledge
Taylor &. Francis Group
LONDON AND NEW YORK
I gratefully acknowledge the persons and organizations who have given m e the permission to rep rin t the papers in this book: Jeffrey K. Zeig and T h e M ilton H . Erickson Foun dation, Jossey-Bass, Inc., B runner/M azel, Inc., and Jo h n H . W eakland. For a complete listing of original sources and copyright d a ta see pp. vii-viii.
First published 1993 by BRUNNER/MAZEL, INC. Published 2013 by R oudedge 2 Park Square, M ilton Park, A bingdon, O xon 0 X 1 4 4RN 711 T hird A venue, New York, NY, 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint o f the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business C opyright © 1993 by B runner/M azel, Inc. All rights reserved. No p art o f this book m ay be reproduced by any process w hatsoever w ithout the w ritten perm ission of the copyright owners.
L ib rary o f C ongress C ataloging-in-Publication D ata Haley, Jay. Ja y H aley on M ilton H . Erickson / by Ja y Haley. p. cm. Includes bibliograhpical references. 1. H y p n o tism —T h erap eu tic use. 2. Erickson, M ilton H . 3. Psychotherapy. I. Title. R C495.H 335 1993 616.89'162 —dc20 93-5375 C IP
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Contents Acknowledgments...................................................................................... Introduction............................................................................................
vii ix
1.
M ilton H. Erickson: A Brief B io g rap h y ...................................... (1967)
1
2.
C om m entary on M ilton H. Erickson,M .D ................................. (1967)
9
3.
Erickson’s C ontribution to T h e r a p y ............................................. (1982)
38
4.
A Review of O rdeal T h e ra p y .......................................................... (1984)
61
5. Rem em bering Erickson: A Dialogue Between Jay H aley and Jo h n W eakland......................................................... (1985)
81
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W hy Not Long-Term T h e r a p y ? ........................................................102 (1990)
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Zen and the A rt of T h e ra p y .............................................................. 118 (1992)
8.
Erickson H ypnotic Dem onstration: 1964 .................................... 136 (1993)
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Typically E rick so n ................................................................................176 (1993)
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Acknowledgments I wish to express my appreciation to the various sources where these papers were originally