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shouldism

- a word coined by Perls, (from the English 'should', as in 'it should be so') to describe the attitude of those who escape from reality into fantasy world.
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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.