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.
- the scientific study of the organisation of social space and social distances, (Edward Hall, 1966). Finding the 'right distance' in relationship is an ongoing theme in Gestalt.
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