gestalt /ge·stalt/ (gah-stawlt´) (gah-shtawlt´) [Ger.] form, shape; a whole perceptual configuration. See gestaltism.
Gestalt
Gestalt
ge·stalt or Ge·stalt (g -shtält , -shtôlt, -stält, -stôlt)n. pl. ge·stalts or ge·stalt·en (-shtält n, -shtôltn, -stältn, -stôltn) A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts. Also called gestalt phenomenon. |
Gestalt
A humanistic therapy technique that focuses on gaining an awareness of emotions and behaviors in the present rather than in the past.
Mentioned in: Group Therapy
Gestalt
[gəshtält′] pl. Gestalts, Gestalten
Etymology: Ger, form
a single physical, psychologic, or symbolic configuration, pattern, or experience that consists of a number of elements and that has an effect as a whole different from that of the sum of its parts.
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