2006-11-13 12:00:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Gestalt is German for 'shape'.
2006-11-13 12:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Lee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quick definitions (gestalt)
noun: a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts.
That's the dictionary definition...
but I CAN offer a personal experience as illustration:-
My friends and I are all in Amateur Dramatics and we'd just finished one helluva good show when we went into the bar to meet and greet our various loved ones.
We all had a wonderful night; talking about the show and doing songs and scenes from it etc.
We all thought it was a fabulous end to our run...
Our loved ones however agreed that we had been somewhat overwhelming!
We had seemed like a single entity...
A Gestalt!
2006-11-13 20:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gestalt psychology (also Gestalt theory of the Berlin School) is a theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies. The classic Gestalt example is a soap bubble, whose spherical shape (its Gestalt) is not defined by a rigid template, or a mathematical formula, but rather it emerges spontaneously by the parallel action of surface tension acting at all points in the surface simultaneously. This is in contrast to the "atomistic" principle of operation of the digital computer, where every computation is broken down into a sequence of simple steps, each of which is computed independently of the problem as a whole. The Gestalt effect refers to the form-forming capability of our senses, particularly with respect to the visual recognition of figures and whole forms instead of just a collection of simple lines and curves.
2006-11-13 20:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gestalt is a term from psychology. It means organized whole.
2006-11-13 22:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In synoptic meteorology, a complex of weather elements occurring in a familiar form, although this term is not commonly used. The complex, though not necessarily referring to basic hydrodynamical or thermodynamical quantities, may persist for an appreciable length of time and is often considered to be an entity in itself. An example of a gestalt is a warm front and its associated pattern of cloudiness and precipitation.
2006-11-13 21:10:34 · answer #5 · answered by glow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its basically how the mind makes order from things that dont seem quite right eg.look at a shadow when in bed and see an elephant-its the way the mind puts situations into a way we can understand them.
2006-11-13 20:10:47 · answer #6 · answered by yellowpalma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a German word meaning figure, shape or form. It can also be used to describe a person.
2006-11-13 20:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the programe red dwarf there was a geshalt entity. That was someone who had multiple entitys within him.
If that makes sense.
2006-11-13 20:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is a method of psychoanalysis
2006-11-13 20:05:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahem... have you even tried lookig this up yourself?
one word - 'Wikipedia'.
2006-11-13 20:09:30 · answer #10 · answered by The Mighty Spanner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋