unfinished (work, situation, Gestalt)

- the accumulation of unfinished Gestalts would, according to Perls, be one of the causes of neurosis. Therapy will therefore consist mainly of closing unfinished or fixed Gestalts, i.e. of working on areas that have been left unresolved, (e.g. grieving).

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.