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Gestalt
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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 (-shtältn, -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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Even though Morris's unitary gestalts trace back to a performance featuring a box he made to house his own body, Minimalism ultimately eliminated figuration from its purview, thereby putting literalist readings directly at odds with figurative ones.
Sarah Lucas: Kunstverein Hamburg by Miller, John / Artforum International
Clinicians would do well to read these essays too, and recommend them to clients for clues to the religious roots of their sexual dilemmas and for mind-opening ways to expand their sexual gestalts to encompass better sex.
Enlarging the landscape of sexual pleasure by Ogden, Gina / The Journal of Sex Research
The model can be portrayed in 3-dimensional graphs reminiscent of Kretschmer's gestalts (see above), suggesting an unrecognized connection.
Introduction by McGrath, William E. / Library Trends
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