Fritz Perls
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Fritz Perls

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  2. English
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Fritz Perls

About this book

`A well-researched, clearly written book... Petruska Clarkson and JenniferMackewn did a splendid job organizing the theoretical material... Their judicious use of graphics enhances their discussions... The chapter on Perls? contributions to practice is nicely peppered by samples of his actual therapy work and this is true for other chapters. This, I imagine, is how Fritz would have liked it: to let his work speak for itself... Petruska Clarkson and Jennifer Mackewn have carefully crafted and produced a powerfully informative book. Its pages are crammed with up-to-date facts and issues relating to Perls... The work is lean, not one word is wasted. Congratulations!? - British Gestalt Journal

Fritz Perls was the co-founder of Gestalt Therapy, which is based on a holistic view of people and their relationship to the environment, and which remains one of the most influential approaches in counselling and psychotherapy today. This book provides a clear account of the diverse life of this popular but controversial psychotherapist and discusses his ideas simply and lucidly.

The book includes examples of Perls? work, drawn from transcripts and films of his demonstration sessions. A further feature is a full acknowledgement of the criticisms and appreciations which Perls? life and work have attracted and an honest evaluation of whether and to what extent they are justified.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
1993
Print ISBN
9780803984530
eBook ISBN
9781473914070
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Psychotherapy
Index
Psychology
The 
Life 
of 
Fritz 
Perls
31 
a 
careful 
delineation 
of 
the 
resistances 
to 
contact 
as 
building 
blocks 
of 
neurotic 
character, 
and 
a 
phenomenological 
account 
of 
Gestalt 
(figure/ground) 
formation 
as 
a 
powerful 
explanatory 
principle 
in 
understanding 
human 
experience* 
(Miller, 
1989: 
21). 
8. 
See 
John 
Rowan's
Ordinary 
Ecstasy
(1988) 
for 
a 
discussion 
of 
the 
origins 
of 
the 
humanistic 
psychology 
movement 
and 
the 
role 
of 
Esalen 
and 
individuals 
such 
as 
Schutz 
and 
Maslow, 
as 
well 
as 
Perls, 
in 
its 
development. 

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter 1 - The Life of Fritz Perls
  6. Chapter 2 - Major Contributions to Theory
  7. Chapter 3 - Major Contributions to Practice
  8. Chapter 4 - Criticisms and Rebuttals
  9. Chapter 5 - The Overall Influence of Fritz Perls
  10. Select Bibliography of Perls' Major Writing
  11. References
  12. Index

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