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What are the cornerstones of Gestalt therapy?
What are the cornerstones of Gestalt therapy?
- Resistance, avoidance, and denial
- Medication, relaxation, and visualization
- Unconscious, dreams, and past experiences
- Awareness, choice, and responsibility (correct)
Why is Gestalt therapy considered an existential approach?
Why is Gestalt therapy considered an existential approach?
- Because it emphasizes past experiences
- Because it uses medication and visualization techniques
- Because it ignores the present moment
- Because it focuses on the client's perceptions of reality (correct)
Who was the main originator and developer of Gestalt therapy?
Who was the main originator and developer of Gestalt therapy?
- Carl Rogers
- Albert Ellis
- Sigmund Freud
- Fritz Perls (correct)
What is the initial goal for clients in Gestalt therapy?
What is the initial goal for clients in Gestalt therapy?
Why did Fritz Perls take issue with Freud's theory?
Why did Fritz Perls take issue with Freud's theory?
Which aspect does Gestalt therapy affirm about human beings?
Which aspect does Gestalt therapy affirm about human beings?
What does the Gestalt approach focus on more than on content?
What does the Gestalt approach focus on more than on content?
According to Perls, what is far more crucial to self-understanding?
According to Perls, what is far more crucial to self-understanding?
What is a defining characteristic of awareness in Gestalt therapy?
What is a defining characteristic of awareness in Gestalt therapy?
How do Gestalt therapists expect clients to approach therapy?
How do Gestalt therapists expect clients to approach therapy?
What does contemporary relational Gestalt therapy stress in the client-therapist relationship?
What does contemporary relational Gestalt therapy stress in the client-therapist relationship?
What do the majority of today's Gestalt therapists emphasize in therapy?
What do the majority of today's Gestalt therapists emphasize in therapy?
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