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Who is associated with Gestalt Therapy?
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Fritz Perls
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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) |
