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middle mood

- for Goodman, and with reference to Greek grammar, the mood both active and passive of the functioning of the self, particularly noticeable at the so-called 'full contact' stage, which is both motor and sensory. The client is both the subject and the object of his/her action.
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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.