1st Edition
Gestalt Reconsidered A New Approach to Contact and Resistance
By Gordon Wheeler
Copyright 1997
196 Pages
by
Gestalt Press
196 Pages
by
Gestalt Press
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In this original and penetrating work, the origins of the Gestalt psychotherapy model are traced back to its roots in psychoanalysis and Gestalt cognitive and perceptual psychology. Drawing new implications for both Gestalt and psychotherapy in general from these origins - and with special emphasis on the neglected work of Lewis and Goldstein - Wheeler develops a revised model that is more... Read more
Introduction. The Background in Gestalt Psychology. The Early Work of Perls. Gestalt Therapy: The Goodman/Perls Model. The Work of the Cleveland School. The Resistances Reconsidered. The Structure of Ground: The Two Clinical Cases. The Structure of Ground Continued: Two Systems Cases. Conclusion.
Biography
Gordon Wheeler, Ph.D., is a therapist in private practice, and teaches the Gestalt model widely around the globe. As author, editor, and translator he has contributed to a number of other books and articles in the literature of Gestalt, including The Collective Silence, On Intimate Ground, The Voice of Shame, and The Heart of Development. He also writes on issues of masculinity and men's development.
