心理咨询与治疗的理论及实践chapter8 Gestalt Therapy.ppt

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Psych422
Chapter8: Gestalt Therapy
Questions?
What key concepts do you know in terms of Gestalt therapy?
View of Human Nature
Self-reliance and reintegration
Dialogue b/w client and therapist (therapist has no agenda
Spontaneous; here and now experience
Human nature is rooted in existential philosophy, phenomenology, and field theory
Individuals have the capacity to self-regulate in their environment
The process of “reowning” parts of oneself that have been disowned
The Now
Existential & Phenomenological – it is grounded in the client’s “here and now”
Initial goal is for clients to gain awareness of what they are experiencing and doing now
Promotes direct experiencing rather than the abstractness of talking about situations
Rather than talk about a childhood trauma the client is encouraged to e the hurt child
The Now
Ask “what” and “how” instead of “why”
Our “power is in the present”
Nothing exists except the “now”
The past is gone and the future has not yet arrived
For many people, the power of the present is lost
They may focus on their past mistakes or engage in endless resolutions and plans for the future
Unfinished Business
Feelings about the past are unexpressed
These feelings are associated with distinct memories and fantasies
Feelings not fully experienced linger in the background and interfere with effective contact
Pay attention on the bodily experience because if feelings are unexpressed they tend to result in physical symptom
Result:
upation, compulsive behavior, wariness oppressive energy and self-defeating behavior
Solution: get in touch with the stuck point.
Contact and Resistances to Contact
CONTACT – interacting with nature and with other people without losing one’s individuality
Contact (connect) and Withdrawal (separate)
RESISTANCE TO CONTACT – the defenses we develop to prevent us from experiencing the present fully
Five major channels of resistance:
Introjection • Deflection
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