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Gestalt
Introduction
Die Gestalt is a German word for form or shape. It is used in English to refer to a concept of ‘wholeness’ (see wiktionary). Gestalt may also refer to:
- Gestalt psychology (or Gestalt theory), a theory of mind and brain, describing the Gestalt effect.
- Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, a method of psychotherapy based on Gestalt psychology
- Gestalt therapy, a form of psychotherapy built on the experiential ideal of “here and now” and relationships with others and the world.
- Gestalt (Mac OS), an environment-query function in Mac OS.
- Gestalt (manga), an anime manga and OVA series