The Gestalt exercise is aimed to connect the client to the internal and external focuses within their environment (Corey, 2016, p. 201). In my example of the Gestalt therapy exercise, I discussed what happens around me (field theory), the inseparable whole (holism), experience in the environment (figure-formation process), and keeping my formation (organismic self-regulation. This type of exercise incorporates a mind and body connection with the individual. On the other hand, a somatization is a physical response that happens without a trigger. An example of somatization would be an individual diagnosed with depression. The individual has a perfect life, however, does not understand why they are depressed all the time. To illustrate, Prior
