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Gestalt therapy: theory and practice.

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Gestalt therapy, a particular type of psychotherapy, draws on existential and various Eastern philosophies, and aims to enable the individual to seek his or her own solutions to personal problems. Literally translated as 'whole', Gestalt focuses the individual to appreciate and experience the present. This article examines the Gestalt theory and considers its application to a terminally ill client and his wife.

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A Jones. Gestalt therapy: theory and practice.. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.6.38.31.s37

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