Gestalt Therapy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:psychotherapy
gptkbp:aimsTo increase self-awareness
resolve unfinished business
integrate thoughts, feelings, and actions
gptkbp:appliesTo education
coaching
individual therapy
organizational consulting
group therapy
gptkbp:criticizedFor subjectivity
lack of empirical evidence
limited structure
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Laura_Perls
gptkb:Fritz_Perls
1940s
gptkbp:emphasizes present moment
experiential techniques
therapist-client relationship
gptkbp:focusesOn awareness
personal responsibility
here and now
gptkbp:hasConcept field theory
self-regulation
unfinished business
awareness continuum
contact boundary
creative adjustment
organismic self-regulation
paradoxical theory of change
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gestalt Therapy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gestalt_psychology
existentialism
psychoanalysis
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:German
gptkbp:nameMeaning form or shape
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Paul_Goodman
gptkb:Dan_Bloom
gptkb:Erving_Polster
gptkb:Gary_Yontef
gptkb:Isadore_From
gptkb:Joseph_Zinker
gptkb:Miriam_Polster
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Gestalt_Therapy
gptkb:Gestalt_International_Study_Center
gptkb:Gestalt_Therapy_International
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:practicedIn gestalt therapists
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Gestalt_Therapy:_Excitement_and_Growth_in_the_Human_Personality
gptkbp:relatedTo humanistic psychology
client-centered therapy
existential therapy
gptkbp:technique body awareness
dream work
empty chair technique
role playing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Goodman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5