Definition excerpted 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.
-Gestalt underlines the importance of process and manner; the often unaware or unconscious way in which something is said or done, (the how of intonation, expressions, posture, gesture, etc.) which enriches or contradicts the intended content of what is said or done.
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