- in Gestalt, this word does not denote a well-defined entity
(unlike, for example, the
ego, in Psychoanalysis), but a
process: what
happens at the contact boundary between the organism and its environment,
enabling creative adjustments to occur. So, in certain circumstances,
(e.g. in moments of confluence), the self may grow smaller. Goodman elaborated The
Theory of the Self (Ch. 8) 35 years ago, working from Perls' notes.*
Also: self
*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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