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A Gestalt in primary visual cortex? : applying neurophysiological methods to capture a psychophysical phenomenon

open access: yes, 2009
"The whole is more than the sum of its parts." This idea has been brought forward by psychologists such as Max Wertheimer who formulated Gestalt laws that describe our perception.
Schmidt, Anne
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Western Liberal‐Democratic Norms and Values: Why and How They Should Be Taught in Schools

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT In many Western liberal‐democratic countries, there have been increasing efforts over recent decades to teach democratic norms and values in the primary and secondary school systems. However, there has been little agreement on how such democratic education can be effectively implemented. This article argues that an underlying core principle of
Lars Dietrich, Petra Weber
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Counseling by Gestalt Therapy and Positive Psychology Approach on Psychological Well-Being in Woman with Lung Cancer

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2019
Background and Objectives: According to medical literature, lung cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women, which is more prevalent in Iran and leads to women’s function decline in the family.
Heidar Dustkafi   +3 more
doaj  

On Technology and the Ecology of Thinking: Thinking and Aliveness in the Brave New World

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT What does thinking require? This paper draws on object relations theory—particularly Bion's account of alpha‐function and containment, and Winnicott's concepts of potential space and holding—to argue that thinking, understood as the capacity to transform raw experience into thinkable form, depends on environmental conditions that can be ...
Mustafa Selek
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Exploration and Construction Strategies Underlying Performance in the Block Design Task in Autism

open access: yesAutism Research, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Visuospatial reasoning in autism is often linked to superior performance on tasks such as the Block Design Task (BDT). While different strategies have been described in the general population, no study has examined how these strategies relate to performance in autistic individuals, even though the task is widely used to characterize their ...
Alizee Diu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Mental Health Treatment Practices for Functional Neurological Disorders (FND): A Provider Survey

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
This graphical abstract displays the primary results of the survey, which demonstrated variability in the implementation of mental health treatment frameworks, techniques, and modalities utilized across providers. Lack of consistency was observed in target treatment outcomes, contradicting most previously published trials in which the primary outcome ...
Amy E. Werry, Johanna Messerly
wiley   +1 more source

Gestalt Psychology as Applied to Interpreters Theatre

open access: yes, 1972
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relevant areas of the Gestalt Psychology that can be utilized within the theatre of the interpreter and to apply various methods of Gestalt Psychology to interpreters theatre.
Ten Eyck, Judith Ann
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Efficacy of Accelerated Resolution Therapy in Cancer Care: A Nonrandomised Mixed Methods Quality Assurance Study

open access: yesCounselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Demand for psychosocial oncology care is increasing without increases in resources. Solutions to reduce waitlists without risking quality of care are needed. Eye‐movement psychotherapies (e.g., Accelerated Resolution Therapy, ‘ART’) have shown promise in reducing severe psychological and physical symptom burden in fewer sessions ...
Andrea Feldstain   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kuhns gestaltpsykologiska argument. Kuhn's argument from Gestalt psychology

open access: yes, 1985
In his "The structure of Scientific Revolution" Thomas Kuhn makes use of examples from Gestalt psychology to show that people conceive reality in incommensurable ways that cannot be empirically tested.
Malmgren, Helge,
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The Autonomic Response Screening Tool for Counselors (ARSTC): Initial Development and Validation

open access: yesCounselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Autonomic regulation can be skewed by stress or trauma and has important implications for a client's capacity to engage in psychotherapy, yet there are few tools available to support practitioners in assessing autonomic regulation in session.
Madeleine Morris Lowman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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