Author Question: List and describe three criticisms leveled against Gestalt therapy that were discussed in the ... (Read 23 times)

ereecah · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

List and describe three criticisms leveled against Gestalt therapy that were discussed in the textbook.

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Question 2

List five of Zinkers nine advantages of using creative processes in Gestalt therapy?

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pratush dev · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. Over-emphasis on individualismMany critics see selfishness and cruelty in the individualism inherent in Gestalt therapy. Critics have also said that the individualism is bound to the culture of affluent White American males.
2. Anti-intellectualismPerls conceptualized the intellect as a defense mechanism designated to avoid experiencing the truth.
3. Philosophical sloppinessMany theorists have said that without original research Perls cobbled together a theory to justify a set of practices.

Answer to Question 2

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1. to expand the persons repertoire of behavior
2. to create conditions under which the person can see his life as his own creation
3. to stimulate the persons experiential learning and the evolution of new self concepts from behavioral creations
4. to compete unfinished situations and to overcome blockages in the awareness-contact cycle
5. to integrate cortical understandings with motoric discoveries
6. to discover polarizations which are not in awareness
7. to stimulate the integration of conflictual forces in the personality
8. to dislodge and reintegrate introjects and to generally place misplaced feelings, ideas, and actions where they belong in the personality
9. to stimulate circumstances under which the person can feel and act stronger, more competent, more self-supported, more explorative, and actively responsible for him or herself