Gestalt therapy
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Gestalt therapy is a humanistic, experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes present-moment awareness, personal responsibility, and the integration of thoughts, feelings, and actions to foster psychological growth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gestalt therapy canonical | 2 |
| Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gestalt therapy Context triple: [Kurt Goldstein, influenced, Gestalt therapy]
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Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
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Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy
The Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy is an existential and humanistic therapeutic movement centered on logotherapy, emphasizing the human search for meaning as the primary motivational force in life.
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existential psychotherapy
Existential psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on helping individuals confront fundamental questions of existence—such as meaning, freedom, isolation, and mortality—to live more authentically and purposefully.
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humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gestalt therapy Target entity description: Gestalt therapy is a humanistic, experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes present-moment awareness, personal responsibility, and the integration of thoughts, feelings, and actions to foster psychological growth.
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A.
Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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B.
Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
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C.
Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy
The Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy is an existential and humanistic therapeutic movement centered on logotherapy, emphasizing the human search for meaning as the primary motivational force in life.
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D.
existential psychotherapy
Existential psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on helping individuals confront fundamental questions of existence—such as meaning, freedom, isolation, and mortality—to live more authentically and purposefully.
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E.
humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counseling method
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experiential therapy ⓘ humanistic therapy ⓘ psychotherapy approach ⓘ talk therapy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance self-support
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improve contact with self and others ⓘ increase self-awareness ⓘ integrate conflicting parts of the personality ⓘ promote psychological growth ⓘ resolve unfinished business ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
couples therapy
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family therapy ⓘ group therapy ⓘ individual therapy ⓘ |
| coDevelopedBy | Paul Goodman ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
psychoanalytic therapy
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strictly cognitive approaches ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Fritz Perls
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Laura Perls ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
authentic self-expression
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awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions ⓘ contact with the environment ⓘ here-and-now experience ⓘ integration of fragmented aspects of the self ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ present-moment awareness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
awareness of bodily sensations
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awareness of emotions ⓘ awareness of thoughts ⓘ how experiences occur rather than why ⓘ process rather than content ⓘ |
| hasCoreValue |
authentic encounter between therapist and client
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respect for client autonomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gestalt psychology
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existential philosophy ⓘ holism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
awareness continuum
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contact and withdrawal ⓘ experiments in session ⓘ figure-ground formation ⓘ polarities ⓘ self-regulation ⓘ unfinished business ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ |
| originatedPlace |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| publicationAssociatedWith |
Gestalt therapy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality
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| therapeuticOrientation |
existential psychology
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humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anxiety disorders
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depression ⓘ personal growth and development ⓘ relationship difficulties ⓘ self-esteem issues ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
empty-chair technique
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exaggeration of movements or gestures ⓘ focusing on language patterns ⓘ guided fantasy ⓘ role-playing ⓘ |
| viewsPerson | as an integrated whole ⓘ |
| viewsSymptoms | as interruptions in self-regulation ⓘ |
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Subject: Gestalt therapy Description of subject: Gestalt therapy is a humanistic, experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes present-moment awareness, personal responsibility, and the integration of thoughts, feelings, and actions to foster psychological growth.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality