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gestalt /ge·stalt/ (gah-stawlt´) (gah-shtawlt´) [Ger.] form, shape; a whole perceptual configuration. See gestaltism.

ge·stalt or Ge·stalt (g

-shtält

, -shtôlt

, -stält

, -stôlt

)

n. pl. ge·stalts or ge·stalt·en (-shtält

n, -shtôlt

n, -stält

n, -stôlt

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.

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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.

gestalt [gĕ-stawlt´, gĕ-shtawlt´] (Ger.)

form, shape; a whole perceptual configuration.

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