gestalt therapy Flashcards
principles of gestalt therapy
holistic- wholeness
client is participant of an always changing environment
client organizes exp from moment to moment
normal is disturbed by desires
focus of gestalt therapy
here and now
authenticity of therapist
active dialogue and exploration
tendency to uncritically accept others’ beliefs and standards without assimilating them to make them congruent with who we are
introjection
disowning certain aspects of ourselves and assigning them to the environment
projection
turning back onto ourselves what we would like to do someone else or doing to ourselves what we would like someone else to do or for use
retroflection
process of distraction of veering off, so that it is difficult to maintain a sustained sense of contact
deflection
blurring the differentiation between the self and the environment
confluence
unacknowledged feelings create unnecessaryy emotional debris that clutters person-centered awareness
unfinished business
gestalt therapeutic goals
assisting clients to gain awareness so they can accept their denied parts of self
gestalt therapist function and role
inviting clients to an active partnership where they can learn to have an experimental mindset about themselves
experiments in gestalt therapy
used to show client awareness to denied parts of themselves
two voices. one voice is dominant and the other voice plays the victim. they both fight for control
internal dialogue exercise
role reversal with a chair acting out the dominant voice and the victim voice.
empty-chair technique
helps to clarify and express concerns they have about the future. act out a future that can either be positive or negative
future projection technique
