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McLeod, Lee. "The Self in Gestalt Therapy Theory." British Gestalt Journal 2, no. 1 (1993): 25–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.53667/tgam4862.

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"ABSTRACT The two fundamental elements of Gestalt theory - Gestalt's 'metapsychology' - are, first, the assertion that all human behaviour may be understood in terms of figure formation and destruction and, second, the identification of the self with those parts of the figure formation /destruction process involving contact. The Gestalt self, then, is contact. This concept of the self derives from Gestalt's existential refusal to countenance division between mind, body and world, and is, therefore, essential to Gestalt therapy's holistic and relational nature. This argument is based on an interpretation of Paul Goodman's second volume of Gestalt Therapy:Excitement andGrowth in the Human Personality (195 I), which Fritz Perls' later theory of the ""five layers of neurosis"" contradicts by implying a 'core' rather than a contact self. In one way or another, the Polsters, Lamer, Hycner, Friedman, Tobin, and Yontef all also undermine or distort 'self as contact' and, therefore, in some sense weaken Gestalt's holistic and relational stance, a stance essential to Gestalt therapy's continuing integrity. Key words: Self, contact, figure formation, Gestalt therapy, relational Gestalt, Goodman, Perls, Lamer, Yontef."

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Klotz, Sebastian. "Musical Affordances and the Gestalt Legacy: enriching music perception." Gestalt Theory 45, no. 1-2 (2023): 65–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/gth-2023-0014.

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Summary In the current cognitive theory of music, concepts of Gestalt psychology are referred to in various ways. For example, neurocognitive models of music perception address the formation of auditory Gestalts as a stage in the formation of meaning. However, this view runs counter to central premises of Gestalt psychology of Carl Stumpf’s school, which precisely did not describe Gestalts as synthesized phenomena. Nevertheless, it is argued here, borrowing from Gestalt concepts can promote current non-reductionist positions. They conceptualize musical perception not in the ways of information theory, but of phenomenology and action theory. Here the theory of affordance developed by J.J. Gibson in close collaboration with his wife Eleanor J. Gibson stands out. It was explicitly introduced into musicological research by Eric Clarke, but without reference to its Gestalt psychological roots. The article explores theories of musical affordance with the help of further methodological tools, which can be assigned to the philosophical schools of direct realism and constructivism. They open up the possibility of a non-cognitivist and non-representational perspective on musical perception. It turns out that Gestalt psychological concepts also have a catalytic effect on the expansion of our understanding of musical perception in this constellation, although this connection has hardly been visible so far.

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Metz-Göckel, Hellmuth. "Gestalt Theory." Dialogue and Universalism 25, no. 4 (2015): 21–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/du201525482.

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AMESCUA, GUADALUPE. "Autism in Gestalt Theory Towards a Gestalt Theory of Personality." Gestalt Review 3, no. 3 (1999): 226–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/44394127.

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Abstract For us, who work with children and adolescents, it is very important to have a developmental Gestalt theory, as well as a Gestalt approach to psychopathology. Based on the theory of contact and the self, I consider autism as a contact and boundary problem in which the child is caught right at the boundary. Thus, we can think of a Gestalt approach to autism. As a result of my experience with autistic children, I present an explanation of the development of the child utilizing a Gestalt perspective.

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Chidiac, Marie-Anne. "To infinity and beyond . . . the hot seat: musings on twenty-eight years of changes in the Gestalt approach to groups." British Gestalt Journal 20, no. 1 (2011): 42–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.53667/nqib1924.

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"Abstract: This article is a reflection on the changes in our practice of groups in Gestalt as evidenced by the two editions of Beyond the Hot Seat – the original 1980 edition (Feder and Ronall, 1980) and the new 2008 ‘revisited’ edition (Feder and Frew, 2008). The last thirty years have seen exciting developments in the Gestalt approach to groups, not only in our move away from Perls’ hot seat but in the spread of Gestalt in groups to social and organisational settings. What is the definition of a group in Gestalt? Can we have a developmental model of groups based on Gestalt theory? What are the key challenges of group facilitation? These are some of the questions tackled in this article along with a touch of speculation around Gestalt’s future challenges in terms of group work. Key words: groups, group work, field theory, systems thinking, organisational consulting."

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Akat, Reyhan, and Birgül Çakıroğlu. "Gestalt Theory and Gestalt Principles in Religious Structures." International Journal of Sciences 3, no. 08 (2017): 126–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.18483/ijsci.1402.

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Moore, Patrick, and Chad Fitz. "Gestalt Theory and Instructional Design." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 23, no. 2 (1993): 137–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/g748-by68-l83t-x02j.

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Research on the visual presentation of instructions (and other texts) tends to be repetitious, unsystematic, and overly complex. A simpler yet rich approach to analyzing the visual dimension of instructions is Gestalt theory. Gestalt principles of proximity, closure, symmetry, figure-ground segregation, good continuation, and similarity provide a powerful approach to making instructions more inviting and consistent, as well as easier to access, follow, and understand. This article applies six Gestalt principles to a badly designed instruction to show what improvements result when Gestalt theory is considered in instructional design.

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Komura, Hiraku, Toshiki Nakamura, and Masahiro Ohka. "Investigation of Tactile Illusion Based on Gestalt Theory." Philosophies 6, no. 3 (2021): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/philosophies6030060.

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Time-evolving tactile sensations are important in communication between animals as well as humans. In recent years, this research area has been defined as “tactileology,” and various studies have been conducted. This study utilized the tactile Gestalt theory to investigate these sensations. Since humans recognize shapes with their visual sense and melodies with their auditory sense based on the Prägnanz principle in the Gestalt theory, this study assumed that a time-evolving texture sensation is induced by a tactile Gestalt. Therefore, the operation of such a tactile Gestalt was investigated. Two psychophysical experiments were conducted to clarify the operation of a tactile Gestalt using a tactile illusion phenomenon called the velvet hand illusion (VHI). It was confirmed that the VHI is induced in a tactile Gestalt when the laws of closure and common fate are satisfied. Furthermore, it was clarified that the tactile Gestalt could be formulated using the proposed factors, which included the laws of elasticity and translation, and it had the same properties as a visual Gestalt. For example, the strongest Gestalt factor had the highest priority among multiple competing factors.

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Kalivas, J. "Gestalt Theory and Psychiatry." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 82, no. 11 (1989): 696. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014107688908201134.

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Roubal, Jan, and Gianni Francesetti. "Field Theory in Contemporary Gestalt Therapy Part Two: Paradoxical Theory of Change Reconsidered." Gestalt Review 26, no. 1 (2022): 1–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/gestaltreview.26.1.0001.

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ABSTRACT Conceptualization of change processes presents a significant source of therapist’s self-support in demanding clinical situations. Three perspectives on understanding the process of change used in Gestalt therapy are set forth in a systematic way: mono-personal, bi-personal, and field theory. Changes in psychotherapy in clinical practice, conceptualized from a field theory perspective, are addressed in order to support both the growing edge of contemporary Gestalt therapy and to add a Gestalt therapy contribution to the current emphasis on field theory in psychotherapy. The Paradoxical Theory of Change, as the leading theoretical concept for Gestalt therapy theory of change, is reconsidered from a field theory perspective, and the consequences for clinical work are addressed.

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