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A 12 page paper. This essay discusses numerous facets of Gestalt therapy and theory. These include how to avoid the here and now, top-dog vs. underdog, unfinished business, cycle of experience and awareness, the goal of therapy, awareness in and of itself is curative, usefulness for diverse populations. The essay also discuses the usefulness of behavioral approaches for diverse backgrounds, self control for studying, and modeling a social skill. Bibliography lists 10 source.
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leave the now and worry about the future or thens past, they experience anxiety. The worry could be about performance on a test or about delivering a speech or even
about meeting a difficult client (Prochaska & Norcross, 2007). People tend to fill these gaps with any number of planned activities. They are trying to replace the anxiety with activities
that offer some security. In Perls Gestalt theory, the solution to anxiety is to live in the here and now. If people can learn to live in the present, they
can transform anxiety into excitement. That is not what most people do, however. Most attempt to avoid direct and immediate contact with the here and how through many different defensive
maneuvers (Prochaska & Norcross, 2007). Perls identified four specific types of defenses, two of which are: * Projectors distort experiences of both themselves and their world by attributing parts
of themselves to others in their immediate environment. One example Perls gave was that clients will attribute their own sexual excitement to their therapists (Prochaska & Norcross, 2007). Projectors
may also project negative feelings their parents have about them to the therapist having negative feelings about them. * Deflectors take the experiences and attribute them to someone else. They
can avoid direct contact by reacting in an off-target manner. They may speak in emotionally neutral ways when they are feeling very emotional (Prochaska & Norcross, 2007). They may
determine they are bored or confused rather than listen to the therapist. 2. Theoretical Rationale Top-dog-Underdog Perls offered the top-dog-underdog personality split. The top-dog is very much like Freuds
superego. This part of the personality tells the person what they should be doing (Janov, 2005). For example, they should be cleaning house. This is the moralistic and perfectionist part
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