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Gestalt

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Gestalt [Ger.,=form], school of psychology that interprets phenomena as organized wholes rather than as aggregates of distinct parts, maintaining that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The term Gestalt was coined by the philosopher Christian von Ehrenfels in 1890, to denote experiences that require more than the basic sensory capacities to comprehend. In 1912, the movement was given impetus in psychology by German theorists Max Wertheimer , Wolfgang Köhler , and Kurt Koffka as a protest against the prevailing atomistic, analytical psychological thought. It was... Read more

Bender Gestalt Test
Bender Gestalt Test Definition The Bender Gestalt Test, or the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test, is a psychological assessment instrument used to evaluate visual-motor functioning and visual perception skills in both children and adults. Scores... Read more

Gestalt therapy
Gestalt therapy Definition Gestalt therapy is a complex psychological system that stresses the development...self-awareness and personal responsibility. Purpose The goal of Gestalt therapy is to raise clients' awareness regarding how they function... Read more

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	Arnheim, Gestalt and Art: A Psychological Theory.(Book review) ; Verstegen, I. (2005). Arnheim, Gestalt and Art: A Psychological Theory. Vienna...a single coherent statement (p. v) the Gestalt psychologist Rudolf Arnheim's theory of...psychologists who have a strong interest in Gestalt psychology. Over and beyond that, Verstegen... Read more
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	Misleading report of poor screening power of the Bender Gestalt: comment on Margolis, Williger, Greenlief, Dunn, and Gfeller (1989). (response to R.B. Margolis, et al., Journal of Psychology, vol. 123, p. 179, 1989) ; USE OF THE BENDER GESTALT (BG) test as a measure of brain function...York: Plenum. Lacks, P. (1984). Bender Gestalt screening for brain dysfunction. Somerset...D. (1989). Sensitivity of the Bender Gestalt test as a screening instrument for neuropsychological... Read more
	Free session offers overview of Gestalt ; AN Introductory Evening to Gestalt therapy will be held from 7.30pm to...designed to provide an overview of Gestalt theory, philosophy and practice in...groups, individuals and organisations. Gestalt theory is concerned with the whole... Read more

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