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gestalt therapy
(ge|stalt ther|apy)
noun
[
mass noun
]
a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Fritz Perls (1893–1970). It focuses on insight into gestalts in patients and their relations to the world, and often uses role playing to aid the resolution of past conflicts.
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