Gestalt Therapy (book)
1951 book on psychotherapy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gestalt Therapy is a 1951 book that outlines an extension to psychotherapy, known as gestalt therapy, written by Fritz Perls, Ralph Hefferline, and Paul Goodman. Presented in two parts, the first introduces psychotherapeutic self-help exercises, and the second presents a theory of personality development and growth.
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Author | Frederick Perls, Ralph Hefferline, Paul Goodman |
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Subject | Psychotherapy |
Published | 1951 (Julian Press) |
Pages | 466 pp. |
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The book is known in the gestalt community as "PHG".[1]
English literature professor George Levine thought of the book as the only emotionally engaging textbook he knew.[2]
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