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homeostasis

-general principle of the self-regulations of the self-regulations of living organisms, defined by Cannon in 1926, Perls stresses this idea, notably in his posthumous work The Gestalt approach and Eye Witness to Therapy, which he began in 1950, completed in 1970 and published in 1973.
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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.