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'''Fritz Perls''' (1893-1971) was a psychiatrist and, with his wife [[Laura Perls]], the inventor of [[gestalt psychology]]. | '''Fritz Perls''' (1893-1971) was a psychiatrist and, with his wife [[Laura Perls]], the inventor of [[gestalt psychology]]. | ||
He first mentioned [[Sigmund Freud]] in 1913, received his medical degree in 1925, and, while not a student of Freud, went through seven years of personal psychoanalysis: "Started seven years of useless couch life. Felt I was stupid. Finally, [[Wilhelm Reich]], then still sane, made some sense. Also [[Karen Horney]], whom I loved."<ref name=Chron>{{citation | |||
| url =http://www.gestalt.org/fritz.htm | |||
| title = A Life Chronology | |||
| author = Fritz Perls}}</ref> | |||
==Gestalt therapy== | |||
In 1950, he first used the term gestalt. | |||
==Esalen and humanistic psychology== | |||
He joined the [[Esalen Institute]] in 1960: "What the Bauhaus was in Germany for the creation of a new style in architecture and the arts, Esalen is as a practical center of the third wave of humanistic psychology." | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 19 August 2024
Fritz Perls (1893-1971) was a psychiatrist and, with his wife Laura Perls, the inventor of gestalt psychology.
He first mentioned Sigmund Freud in 1913, received his medical degree in 1925, and, while not a student of Freud, went through seven years of personal psychoanalysis: "Started seven years of useless couch life. Felt I was stupid. Finally, Wilhelm Reich, then still sane, made some sense. Also Karen Horney, whom I loved."[1]
Gestalt therapy
In 1950, he first used the term gestalt.
Esalen and humanistic psychology
He joined the Esalen Institute in 1960: "What the Bauhaus was in Germany for the creation of a new style in architecture and the arts, Esalen is as a practical center of the third wave of humanistic psychology."
References
- ↑ Fritz Perls, A Life Chronology