https://gestaltresearch.org/ en https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/effects-two-chair-dialogue-and-focusing-conflict-resolution-0 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Effects of two-chair dialogue and focusing on conflict resolution</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:56</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Examined the effect of the Gestalt 2-chair method on conflict resolution by comparing it, in an analog study, with the focusing technique followed by emphatic reflection. Ss were 42 graduate students in counseling psychology. Results show that (a) the 2-chair dialog applied at a split produced significantly more depth of experiencing (Experiencing Scale) than did focusing plus emphatic reflection, and (b) both treatments produced significantly greater reported shifts in awareness and progress than the no-treatment controls.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Effects of two-chair dialogue and focusing on conflict resolution</span></span></span>. (1980). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Effects of two-chair dialogue and focusing on conflict resolution</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>Journal Of Counseling Psychology</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>27</span></span><span class="citeproc-issue">(3)</span>, <span class="citeproc-page">221–224</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.27.3.221</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/84" hreflang="en">Paid access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/123" hreflang="en">Non-randomized controlled trials or naturalistic study</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Gestalt psychotherapy</a></div> </div> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:56:52 +0000 luthiers 511 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/emotional-personality-psychotherapists-pilot-research-gestalt-therapy-clinicians <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The Emotional Personality of Psychotherapists: A Pilot Research with Gestalt-Therapy Clinicians</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 11/12/2025 - 13:27</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since the discovery of “countertransference”, it was recognized that the therapist’s personality plays an important role in determining the course of psychotherapy. However, systematic empirical works on this topic have been sparse compared to the enormous amount of theoretical literature. Therefore, in the following pilot study, the emotional profile of psychotherapists was investigated using the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS), a quantitative measure of the basic emotional foundations of human personality based on Jaak Panksepp’s neuro-ethological studies. More specifically, we submitted the ANPS to a population of Gestalt-therapists to ascertain if they share a characteristic emotional profile (1) and if the emotional traits of personality are related to specific intersubjective competences (2). Our results show that, compared with normal population, the personality of therapists is characterized by higher expression of PLAYFULNESS/joy, CARE/nurturance and Spirituality, as well as a significant decrease in the expression of the RAGE/anger disposition. Such emotional traits, that are not influenced by the experience of training, correlate with important relational skills such as empathy, reflective functioning and interoceptive awareness. Therefore, unlearned emotional dispositions have high relevance in the development of the therapist’s sensitivity to the phenomenological intersubjective field, a competence recently called “Aesthetic Relational Knowledge” in a contemporary Gestalt-approach. Our findings may have implications for training therapists and optimizing treatment outcomes.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Alcaro, A., Iacono Isidoro, S., Conversi, D., Accoto, A., &amp; Spagnuolo Lobb, M</span>. (2020). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>The Emotional Personality of Psychotherapists: A Pilot Research with Gestalt-Therapy Clinicians</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>Psychology</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>11</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-page">1628-1645</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2020.1111103</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/83" hreflang="en">Open access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/123" hreflang="en">Non-randomized controlled trials or naturalistic study</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Emotion-focused therapy</a></div> </div> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:27:00 +0000 luthiers 503 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/bodily-and-emotional-activation-pain-bridging-neurosciences-and-gestalt-therapy-understand <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Bodily and Emotional Activation in Pain: Bridging Neurosciences and Gestalt Therapy to Understand the Therapist’s Wish for Help</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 11/12/2025 - 12:34</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Bodily and emotional activation in front of pain have been connected with the wish to help the other. Basing on previous researches of neuro-aesthetics, and on the concept of Aesthetic Relational Knowledge inside the frame of Gestalt therapy, the research has inquired on the reactions of 29 individuals in front of images of pain and neutral feelings, in artistic representations and in photos of actors. The individuals were tested with SCL-90-R, MAIA and IRI. The results confirm the hypothesis that the wish to help relates to bodily-emotional activation, with the capacity to feel one’s own body and yet hold the emotion of the other. Bodily-emotional activation was shown only in artistic representation of pain. A possible explanation is that the “movement” that activates a person in front of the pain is better expressed in artistic images. At the same time, the wish to help relates to the capacity to de-centralize from oneself and focus on the other. Lack of empathy is not connected with avoidance to help the other. Lack of empathy and wish to avoid helping has shown to relate to a feeling of anxiety and mistrust in coping, rather than with lack of empathy.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Spagnuolo Lobb, M., Sciacca, F., Di Rosa, A. R., &amp; Mazzone, M</span>. (2020). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Bodily and Emotional Activation in Pain: Bridging Neurosciences and Gestalt Therapy to Understand the Therapist’s Wish for Help</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>Psychology</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>11</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-page">2102-2112</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2020.1112131</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/83" hreflang="en">Open access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127" hreflang="en">Qualitative research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">Humanistic and experiential psychotherapies</a></div> </div> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:34:17 +0000 luthiers 502 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/measure-psychotherapists-intuition-construction-development-and-pilot-study-aesthetic <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">A measure for psychotherapist’s intuition: Construction, development, and pilot study of the Aesthetic Relational Knowledge Scale (ARKS)</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 11/12/2025 - 11:46</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>This study has explored the construct of aesthetic relational knowledge (ARK) as the intuitive experience of the therapist that emerges from the phenomenological field created in a meeting between therapist and client. A scale to measure this construct has been built and validated. The concept of ARK has been examined in literature and a questionnaire has been developed, composed of 58 items. A sample of 94 Italian Gestalt psychotherapists (Mage = 40.19, SD = 8.15) has completed an online protocol containing the Basic Empathy Scale, the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, and a series of questions created ad hoc for the assessment of resonance. Two exploratory two- and three-latent-factor analyses were conducted to identify the variables that best explain ARK. The results have shown that ARK is described by three factors: empathy, resonance, and bodily awareness. They show the best saturation values and the best comparison with the theoretical reference model. Cronbach’s alpha is .844. The ARK can be defined as a three-dimensional construct that supports the positive use of counter-transferential feelings in terms of aesthetic knowledge of the phenomenological field of the therapeutic situation. The ARK can be measured by the Aesthetic Relational Knowledge Scale, suitable for training purposes, supervision, and research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Spagnuolo Lobb, M., Sciacca, F., Iacono Isidoro, S., &amp; Hichy, Z</span>. (2023). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>A measure for psychotherapist’s intuition: Construction, development, and pilot study of the Aesthetic Relational Knowledge Scale (ARKS)</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>The Humanistic Psychologist</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>51</span></span><span class="citeproc-issue">((1)</span>, <span class="citeproc-page">36–55</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/hum0000278</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/84" hreflang="en">Paid access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Gestalt psychotherapy</a></div> </div> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:46:25 +0000 luthiers 499 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/relational-dance-between-mother-and-moderately-preterm-infant-6-and-9-months-correct-age <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Relational “Dance” Between Mother and Moderately Preterm Infant at 6 and 9 Months of Correct Age: Possible Risk and Protective Factors</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 09/18/2025 - 19:03</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Background/Objectives:</strong> This study explores the characteristics of the early mother–infant relationship in a sample of 30 mother–preterm infant dyads between 6 and 9 months, using a phenomenological observational tool called “Dance Steps”. This tool examines the configuration and reciprocity of mother–infant interactions. The study also investigates how sociodemographic factors and maternal functioning variables, such as postnatal depression and perceived social support, may serve as risk or protective factors in the development of these interaction “Steps”. Methods: Observations were conducted through video recordings of face-to-face caregiver–infant interactions during unstructured play sessions at neonatal follow-up visits. The data focused on identifying specific characteristics of reciprocity in the “dance steps”. Results: The results reveal certain features of reciprocity are stable over time, demonstrating synchronicity and attunement in many of the “dance steps”. Other “steps” evolve in response to the child’s developing competence. Sociodemographic factors, particularly the mother’s educational level and the infant’s sex, significantly influence the “Dance”. Postnatal depression negatively affected reciprocity in several steps, especially impacting the infant, whereas perceived social support had a lesser effect. Conclusions: The findings emphasize the importance of supporting mothers of preterm infants to adjust their interactions in ways that promote the child’s developmental competence. This support is essential for fostering physical and emotional closeness during critical developmental transitions.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Polizzi, C., Iacono Isidoro, S., Di Pasqua, M. M., Fontana, V., Marotta, S., Perricone, G., &amp; Spagnuolo Lobb, M</span>. (2024). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Relational “Dance” Between Mother and Moderately Preterm Infant at 6 and 9 Months of Correct Age: Possible Risk and Protective Factors</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>Healthcare</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>12</span></span><span class="citeproc-issue">(2231)</span>, <span class="citeproc-page">24</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12222231</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/83" hreflang="en">Open access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127" hreflang="en">Qualitative research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-ref-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/22/2231">https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/22/2231</a></div> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:03:45 +0000 luthiers 490 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/aesthetic-relational-knowing-common-factor-psychotherapy-comparison-among-different-models <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Is Aesthetic Relational Knowing a Common Factor in Psychotherapy? A Comparison Among Different Models</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 09/18/2025 - 18:18</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>This study explores how aesthetic relational knowing (ARK), as assessed by the ARK-T scale, is used by psychotherapists of different psychotherapeutic models. The ARK-T, a tool based on Gestalt therapy principles, evaluates three core factors of this therapeutic competence: body awareness, affective empathy, and intuitive resonance. A sample of 158 therapists from various approaches, including Gestalt therapy, cognitive–behavioral, systemic–relational, and psychodynamic models, participated in the study. The results show that while body awareness and affective empathy vary in emphasis, depending on the therapeutic approach, intuitive resonance emerges as a shared competence among therapists across orientations. These findings suggest that ARK, particularly the therapist’s capacity to attune to the client’s emotional and relational dynamics, may be a core component of effective therapy. The study highlights the significance of these relational competences in fostering effective therapeutic outcomes across diverse psychotherapeutic frameworks.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Spagnuolo Lobb, M., Iacono Isidoro, S., Guerrera, C. S., Riggio, F., &amp; Di Nuovo, S</span>. (2025). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Is Aesthetic Relational Knowing a Common Factor in Psychotherapy? A Comparison Among Different Models</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>European Journal Of Investigation In Health, Psychology And Education</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>15</span></span><span class="citeproc-issue">(2)</span>, <span class="citeproc-page">16</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15020016</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/83" hreflang="en">Open access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/130" hreflang="en">Cognitive Behavioural Therapy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Emotion-focused therapy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Gestalt psychotherapy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">Humanistic and experiential psychotherapies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/136" hreflang="en">Psychoanalysis</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ref-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/16">https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/16</a></div> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:18:10 +0000 luthiers 487 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/relationship-between-embodiment-and-gestalt-resistance-processes-counselors-training <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The relationship between embodiment and Gestalt resistance processes in counselors-in-training: An exploratory investigation</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 08/18/2023 - 19:01</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Gestalt therapy values body awareness as an important aspect in making contact and in forming contact resistance processes. Embodiment adds to the appreciation of holism in Gestalt therapy; however, the existing literature lacks empirical data regarding the relationship between embodiment and Gestalt resistance processes. The purpose of this study was to provide an exploratory investigation of the relationship between embodiment and Gestalt resistance processes for counselors-in-training. In addition, the researcher highlighted a disconnection between the value placed on self-awareness in counselor development and the lack of body awareness in counselor training. In the present study, the researcher used the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness and the Gestalt Inventory of Resistance Loadings to collect data from a sample of 112 participants through a Qualtrics online survey. A standard multiple regression model was used to explore whether resistance processes (as measured by the GIRL) could be predicted by embodiment (as measured by the MAIA). It was hypothesized that a significant negative correlation would be found between embodiment and resistance processes. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the hypothesis in the study received some support, and statistical significance was found in several correlations in the multiple regression models. Statistical evidence showed that some relationship existed between embodiment components and the corresponding resistance processes. Although in the predicted direction, the very weak to no variance, indicated in the populations R-value's, showed that confluence, introjection, deflection, projection, and egotism resistant processes did not support the hypothesis in the study. Retroflection and desensitization reported the strongest and significant relationships. The findings of the study suggest that retroflection can be predicted by a combination of not-distracting, not-worrying, self-regulation, and trusting. The findings also suggest that desensitization could be predicted by emotional awareness, self-regulation, body listening, and trusting. The findings of this study are a positive contribution to the lack of research in Gestalt therapy on embodiment as related to the contacting processes. Implications of the findings are discussed for counselor educators and clinical practice, as are recommendations for further research.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Rodríguez, M. N</span>. (2017). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>The relationship between embodiment and Gestalt resistance processes in counselors-in-training: An exploratory investigation</span></span> <span class="citeproc-description">(<span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume">Vol. </span>Ph.D., 2017, p. <span class="citeproc-page">24</span></span>)</span></span>. <span class="citeproc-publisher"><span class="citeproc-publisher">ProQuest Information &amp; Learning</span>, <span class="citeproc-publisher-place">Texas, US</span></span>. <span class="citeproc-publication-history">(<span class="citeproc-original-published">Original work published</span> 05/2017 C.E.)</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/84" hreflang="en">Paid access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/125" hreflang="en">Individual randomized controlled trials with big samples (n&gt;30)</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Gestalt psychotherapy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ref-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adissertation&amp;res_dat=xri%3Apqm&amp;rft_dat=xri%3Apqdiss%3A10269117">http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi/…</a></div> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:01:36 +0000 luthiers 462 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/effectiveness-gestalt-therapy-depression-self-differentiation-integrative-self-knowledge-and <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The effectiveness of Gestalt therapy on depression, self-differentiation, integrative self-knowledge and positive psychological characteristics in the elderly</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 08/18/2023 - 18:55</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/154" hreflang="en">Farsi (Iranian)</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Elderly seems to be one of the most important stages of individuals’ life. Considering the growing number of elderly population, it appears necessary to have didactic and therapeutic interventions that affect their psychological well-being significantly and increase their life expectancy. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the effectiveness of gestalt therapy on depression, self-differentiation, integrative self-knowledge and positive psychological characteristics of the elderly in Isfahan. Iran. It was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and a follow-up along with control group design. The statistical papulation included all the elderly above 60-year old living in Isfahan. Two centers were selected among education retirees organization using convenience sampling and then, 40 elderly people were recruited purposefully according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and assigned randomly into two groups of experimental and control with equal numbers in each group (20 members). The experimental group underwent gestalt therapy for 11 90-minute sessions, while the control group received no intervention during this period. Used to collect data were scales of elderly depression (Yesavage et al.), self-differentiation (Skowron &amp; friedlander), integrative self-knowledge (Gorbani et al.) and positive psychological characteristics (Rashid). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-23. The results of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) demonstrated that gestalt therapy results in improvement of depression, self-differentiation, integrative self-knowledge and positive psychological characteristics in the elderly (P&lt;0.05). According to the findings of this research, gestalt therapy can be applied as an efficient pattern in counselling and psychotherapy centers to decrease depression and to improve self-differentiation, integrative self-knowledge and positive psychological characteristics for the elderly.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Shariat, A., Ghazanfari, A., Yarmohammadian, A., &amp; Solati, K</span>. (2020). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>The effectiveness of Gestalt therapy on depression, self-differentiation, integrative self-knowledge and positive psychological characteristics in the elderly</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>Aging Psychology</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>6</span></span><span class="citeproc-issue">(3)</span>, <span class="citeproc-page">249–267</span></span></span>.</div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/84" hreflang="en">Paid access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/125" hreflang="en">Individual randomized controlled trials with big samples (n&gt;30)</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Gestalt psychotherapy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ref-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-35832-005">https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-35832-005</a></div> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:55:25 +0000 luthiers 461 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/therapist-personal-and-professional-experience-predictors-gestalt-therapy-contact-resistances <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Therapist personal and professional experience as predictors of Gestalt therapy contact resistances</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 08/18/2023 - 18:19</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Gestalt therapy postulates psychological illness and health are interwoven with how a person gets in touch or interrupts contact with self, others, the environment, and the spiritual field (Brownell, 2018; Corey, 2005; Perls, 1969, 1973, 1942/1993; Perls, Hefferline, &amp; Goodman, 1951/1994; Perls, 1976; Polster &amp; Polster, 1973; Prosnick &amp; Woldt, 2014; Yontef, 1993, 1999). Preliminary research found support for psychological wellness and disturbance relative to Gestalt therapy contact styles between human organism and environment (Byrnes, 1975). The purpose of this study was to investigate four predictor variables of therapist age, professional experience, theoretical orientation, and preferred theoretical orientation as a client vis-a-vis seven criterion variables of Gestalt therapy contact resistances ---or interruptions to contact. Essentially, this study hypothesized therapists with more experience (i.e., age, and professional practice) and Gestalt therapy exposure (i.e., practicing, and receiving Gestalt therapy as a client) would obtain lower scores on the seven Gestalt contact resistances: Confluence, Desensitization, Introjection, Projection, Retroflection, Deflection, and Egotism---as gauged by the Gestalt Inventory of Resistance Loadings (GIRL; Woldt &amp; Prosnick, 2014a). Archival datasets comprising 291 mental health trainees, professionals, and affiliates were utilized. Age and Gestalt therapy theoretical orientation were most supported suggesting Gestalt therapy coupled with aging process attenuate Gestalt contact resistances. Professional experience and Gestalt therapy preference as a client produced partial support indicating these two variables also aid in the diminution of Gestalt contact resistances. In sum, 13 out of 28 hypotheses (i.e., 46%; four more neared significance) were statistically significant cementing credence for the utility of Gestalt therapy modi in helping both psychotherapists and clients alike transcend obstacles precluding growth, maturation, actualization, organismic self-regulation, authenticity, and wholeness.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Kayyali, Y. J</span>. (2018). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Therapist personal and professional experience as predictors of Gestalt therapy contact resistances</span></span> <span class="citeproc-description">(<span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume">Vol. </span>Psy.D., 2018, p. <span class="citeproc-page">185</span></span>)</span></span>. <span class="citeproc-publisher"><span class="citeproc-publisher">Adler School of Professional Psychology</span>, <span class="citeproc-publisher-place">Clinical Psychology - Chicago</span></span>. <span class="citeproc-publication-history">(<span class="citeproc-original-published">Original work published</span> 08/2018 C.E.)</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Downloadable here</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/123" hreflang="en">Non-randomized controlled trials or naturalistic study</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-modalities field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Gestalt psychotherapy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ref-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adissertation&amp;res_dat=xri%3Apqm&amp;rft_dat=xri%3Apqdiss%3A10936230">http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi/…</a></div> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:19:06 +0000 luthiers 457 at https://gestaltresearch.org https://gestaltresearch.org/gprdb/play-becomes-real-adults-measuring-effectiveness-expressive-arts-media-therapists-training <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Play becomes real for adults: Measuring effectiveness of expressive arts media for therapists in training using the Oaklander approach</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>luthiers</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 08/18/2023 - 18:08</span> <div class="field field--name-field-language field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-abstract field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Can play be a serious tool to use with adults in training and therapy? This question is addressed in this article through survey data collected from therapists in training who are learning the Oaklander approach to therapy. The article explores and interprets responses regarding the relative effectiveness of using picture cards, drawings, clay, sand tray, and puppets as adults take on the roles of therapist and client.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-language-2 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" hreflang="en">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bibcite field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-bibcite-reference clearfix field__item"><article class="bibcite-reference"> <div class="bibcite-citation"> <div class="csl-bib-body"><div><div class="csl-entry"><span class="citeproc-author">Mortola, P</span>. (2019). <span class="citeproc-title-and-descriptions"><span class="citeproc-title"><span>Play becomes real for adults: Measuring effectiveness of expressive arts media for therapists in training using the Oaklander approach</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-container"><span class="citeproc-container-title"><span>Gestalt Review</span></span>, <span class="citeproc-locators"><span class="citeproc-volume"><span>23</span></span><span class="citeproc-issue">(1)</span>, <span class="citeproc-page">67-83</span></span></span>. <span class="citeproc-access">https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5325/gestaltreview.23.1.0067</span></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-document-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-access-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/84" hreflang="en">Paid access</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-level-of-evidence field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127" hreflang="en">Qualitative research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-ref-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/gestalt-review/article-abstract/23/1/67/201344/Play-Becomes-Real-for-Adults-Measuring?redirectedFrom=fulltext">https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/gestalt-review/article-abstract/…</a></div> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:08:21 +0000 luthiers 455 at https://gestaltresearch.org