- see Ego. The personality function of the
self is
the way the client represents her/himself using words, the
self image by
which s/he recognises him/herself. It therefore has the function of integrating
experience, which is the basis of the sense of identity, into a reality of its
own. It is particularly evident at the end of the contact cycle, when the
current experience is ending, at the moment of withdrawal, (assimilating
the experience which will enrich my personality).*
*excerpts with permission from Ginger, Serge International Glossary
of Gestalt Psychotherapy (Seven languages including English. Order from
FORGE at 183 rue
Lecourbe; 75015 Paris, France) Paperback 1995
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