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Gestalt theory

Gestalt theory. Attributed to Fritz and Laura Perls Derived from psychoanalysis and existential philosophy Concerned with subjective experience of person within framework of personal growth and discovery Emphasizes person’s current experience and perception. Gestalt is a unified understanding.

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Gestalt theory

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  1. Gestalt theory • Attributed to Fritz and Laura Perls • Derived from psychoanalysis and existential philosophy • Concerned with subjective experience of person within framework of personal growth and discovery • Emphasizes person’s current experience and perception Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  2. Gestalt is a unified understanding • Person strives to organize their experience into a whole picture • Like a figure on a background • Figure is the immediate need, the background is the physical and psychological surroundings. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  3. Goals of gestalt therapy • Increase awareness of personal experience and actions • Through awareness change can occur automatically • Frustration facilitates growth because it encourages people to mobilize resource and act on their own. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  4. Techniques of gestalt therapy • Emphasizes the “here and now” • Dialogue is important • Counselor speaks honestly, shows true self • Role playing; dream review • Non verbal behavior is considered particularly significant Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  5. Gestalt therapy can be used with • Children, adolescents & adults • People with alcoholism • People with emotional disturbances, intellectual disabilities • People with difficulty in interpersonal relationships and those with distorted self images Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

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