whats gestalt psychology?

Question

explain it well.........that will really make me understand (no big words)

who is sigmund freud? what did he do? im reading a book about all these things and dont understand

Answer 1

Basically is the study of the brain. That says that the brain has self organizing skills, and that the brain and its parts can only be esplained as a whole instead of examining piece by piece,

Answer 2

"Gestalt Psychology" is the theory behind a style of counselling known as "Gestalt Therapy". It was invented by Fritz and Laura Perls. It emphasises the theory that actually 'being with', 'sitting with' or 'sharing with' a client is very important and can actually be considered more important than what the counsellor actually says to the client. In addition, the counsellor tries to build a "Therapeutic Alliance" style relationship with the client, in which they feel very comfortable giving information, sharing thoughts/beliefs and listening to the counsellor.

An example of a technique used in this style of psychology is "Open Chair Therapy" in which the counsellor encourages a client to sit facing an empty chair, which for example, may represent another person. The counsellor then encourages the client to make statements to the chair about their thoughts and feelings. It is even possible for the counsellor to encourage the client to swap chairs and answer themselves as to how they think that chair/person would respond. In this way, the counsellor is getting the client to do most of the therapeutic 'work', as opposed to confronting them or challenging them.

Sigmund Freud is regarded as the 'father' of modern Psychology.

Freud invented "Psychotherapy", which is different to Gestalt Psychology. Freud believed that much of what we think and how we act is unconscious and instinctual. He developed what we now regard as Psychotherapy to explore a client's thinking patterns, allowing the client to challenge their own thoughts, beliefs and actions. The counsellor will 'direct' the client's thoughts with specific questions.

Gestalt Therapy is classified as a "Humanistic" style of therapy because it provides a more optimistic view of how a client developed a problem, for example, from their environment or social network and believes that the human spirit can overcome this problem.

Answer 3

The school or theory in psychology holding that psychological, physiological, and behavioral phenomena are irreducible experiential configurations not derivable from a simple summation of perceptual elements such as sensation and response.

That the whole is the sum of its parts.

Answer 4

The following links should provide all the info you seek, explained simply :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freud