Die Gestalt is a German word for form or shape. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The shape ( OE sceap Eng created thing) of an object located in some space refers to the part of space occupied by the object as determined It is used in English to refer to a concept of 'wholeness' (see wiktionary). Gestalt may also refer to:
- Gestalt psychology (or Gestalt theory), a theory of mind and brain, describing the Gestalt effect. Gestalt psychology (also Gestalt of the Berlin School) is a theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic
- Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, a method of psychotherapy based on Gestalt psychology
- Gestalt therapy, a form of psychotherapy built on the experiential ideal of "here and now" and relationships with others and the world. Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy is a method of Psychotherapy based strictly on Gestalt psychology. Gestalt therapy is an existential and experiential Psychotherapy that focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment the therapist-client relationship the environmental
- Gestalt (Mac OS), an environment-query function in Mac OS. Gestalt was the name of a System call introduced into the Apple Macintosh Operating system System Software 6
- Gestalt (manga), an anime manga and OVA series
is an 8-volume manga series by Yun Kouga and published by Square Enix and later by Ichijinsha, that later spawned a two episode OVA series
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