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Who is associated with Gestalt Therapy? |
Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, Erving and Miriam Polster, Idador Fromm, Gary Yontef
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What is the basic philosophy of Gestalt Therapy?
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Neutral view of humans
Humanistic & existential Emphasize individual choice and responsibility |
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What is the idea of contact according to Gestalt Therapy?
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Assimilation
Contact Boundary Polarities |
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What is the basic holistic idea of Gestalt Therapy?
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Holistic:
-People can’t be separated from their environment -People cannot be divided into parts – there is no separation between the mind and body |
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What is the idea of psychological health and dysfunction according to Gestalt Therapy?
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Little focus on developmental or personality theory
Interconnection with the environment Creative adjustment Dis-Ease |
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What are the goals of therapy according to Gestalt Therapy?
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Primary goal is to gain full awareness
Client integrates feelings, thoughts, perceptions, body processes into a gestalt |
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What are the three central elements according to Gestalt Therapy?
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-Authentic counselor-client relationship-Provides a medium through which awareness is explored
-Increase client awareness -Experiments in awareness- Allow clients to try things out in the safe atmosphere of therapy |
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What are the rules of therapy according to Gestalt Therapy?
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-Stay in the now
-Examine what has happened in the past only as it is experienced in the here and now -Emphasis is on aware & authentic communication -Take responsibility for all statements -Clients DO NOT ask questions of the therapist &, instead, turn questions into statements -“How” and “what” questions—no “why” questions |
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What are some techniques of Gestalt Therapy?
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Therapist self-disclosure
Dialogues/Empty Chair Playing the projection Exaggeration Reversals Dream work |
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What are some pros of Gestalt therapy?
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-Counselor works with the client in the context of his/her environment
-Awareness and personal power -Some theorists address critical issues for GLB individuals |
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What are some cons of Gestalt Therapy?
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-Individualism*
-Expressiveness* -Self-disclosure* -Neglect of interrelatedness of people (e.g., focus on “masculine” notion of autonomy) |
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What are some other names for Gestalt Theory?
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Modern Gestalt (Rogerianized)
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What is the philosophy of Gestalt theory?
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Holistic - humans can't be separated from their environment, neutral view of human nature, emphasizes individual choice and responsibility, no separation between mind and body
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What are the central constructs of Gestalt theory?
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humans are motivated by the drive to satisfy NEEDS, strive to regulate the organism so it can grow, 5 contact disturbances, polarities, contact disturbance, cycle of awareness, gestalt (figure and ground)
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What is the health/dysfunction of Gestalt theory?
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healthy people live in harmony with the environment, organism follows natural tendency to self-regulate, little focus on development or personality, dysfunction seen as Dis-Ease or unfinished business
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What is the assessment process of Gestalt theory?
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no formal assessment, looks at patterns of contact with environment, level of awareness, and how much support she has in her environment and personally. Remain in the present
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What are the roles of client/counselor of Gestalt theory?
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some level of confrontation, Perls was very confrontational, expected to be authenic and transparent, must stay in touch with your own experience, client responsibility (work towards self-discovery)
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What is the process of therapy of Gestalt theory?
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must gain full awareness, no why questions, experiments in awareness happen in safety of therapy setting, clients do NOT ask questions of the therapist, take responsibility for all statements
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What are the techniques of Gestalt theory?
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therapist self-disclosure, dialogues, empty chair, playing the projection, exaggeration, reversals, dream work, working with polarities (video of depressed man)
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What is the research support of Gestalt theory?
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difficult to operationalize, little outcome research, empty chair may increase self understanding, some research in contact disturbances
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What are the cultural considerations of Gestalt theory?
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work in context of person's environment, some theorists address issues for GLB, but focus on mansculine notion of autonomy, individualistic, neglect of interrelatedness
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