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ERIC #: | ED214061 |
Title: | Gestalt Therapy: Its Inheritance from Gestalt Psychology. |
Authors: | Yontef, Gary M. |
Descriptors: | Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Processes; Counselor Client Relationship; Dialogs (Literary); Discovery Processes; Experience; Perception; Philosophy; Psychology; Psychotherapy; State of the Art Reviews; Theories |
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Publication Date: | 1981-08-00 |
Pages: | 28 |
Pub Types: | Information Analyses; Reports - General; Speeches/Meeting Papers |
Abstract: | When adequately elaborated, the basic method of Gestalt therapy can be traced to the phenomenological field theory of Gestalt psychology. Gestalt therapy differs from Gestalt psychology not because of a difference in philosophy or method, but because of different contexts; the clinical context has different demands than those of basic research. Phenomenological field theory, the method of both Gestalt psychology and therapy, is characterized by: (1) reliance on the total immediate experience; (2) a search for insight into the inherent structure of the segregated whole which is the experiential field of perception; (3) systematic experimentation to obtain a description true to the structure of the phenomena being studied; (4) the search for insight into the awareness process itself; and (5) intentionality. Gestalt psychology is largely a content psychology. Gestalt therapy transforms the Gestalt method into a psychology system that is both act- and content-oriented; it is an existential psychotherapy. Gestalt therapy shifts the emphasis of Gestalt psychology from essence to existence. Dialogue is most appropriate to this phenomenological-existential psychotherapy. The dialogic relationship in Gestalt therapy is marked by inclusion, presence, commitment to dialogue, non-exploitiveness, and a full living dialogue. These philosophical principles form an integrating framework that is the primary identity of Gestalt therapy. (Author/NRB) |
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Note: | For related document, see CG 015 797. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the International Council of Psychologists (39th, Los Angeles, CA, August 20-23, 1981). |
Identifiers: | Gestalt Psychology; Gestalt Therapy |
Record Type: | Non-Journal |
Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
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Audiences: | N/A |
Languages: | English |
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