Associations to the word «Gestalt»

Wiktionary

GESTALT, noun. A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being)
GESTALT, noun. Shape, form
GESTALT, noun. Alternative letter-case form of gestalt
GESTALT THERAPIES, noun. Plural of gestalt therapy
GESTALT THERAPY, noun. (psychology) An existential and experiential psychotherapy that focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment

Dictionary definition

GESTALT, noun. A configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King