Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T14:21:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Celana Cardoso Andrade.pdf: 1079398 bytes, checksum: b9f4de0644deb96e50dbaf65ea7eea74 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-23 / There is still the need of further knowledge about the contribution of psychotherapy to position the individual as subject, actor, and author of its own life. This research has the objective of investigate the individual experience throughout the psychotherapeutic process, considering its own perspective. The theoretical starting point is Gestalt-therapy and Phenomenology its methodological approach. This paper is divided into five parts. The first part outlines qualitative research and phenomenological method according to Amedeo Giorgi, briefly presenting Phenomenology and Qualitative Epistemology. The second, empirical part presents interviews with three clients who were submitted to more than six years of individual therapy and at least two years of group therapy. The interviews were focused on their experiences during the psychotherapeutic processes. In the third part, results are presented in categories, and, in the fourth part, the psychotherapeutic process in Gestalt-therapy is described, after a brief introduction on psychotherapy (in general) and, particularly, Gestalttherapy. Finally, a reflection on the research conducted follows, considering some questions and propositions. We conclude that psychotherapy was positively experienced by the interviewed clients, who after this process, were able to reach self-knowledge, discover the reason of their existence, recover their authenticity and encounter the other and themselves with respect and acceptance. They also developed their ability to dialogue, to live in the present moment, to re-signify un-ended situations, and, most of all, to establish healthier relationships. / Ainda existe a necessidade de aprofundamento do conhecimento acerca da contribuição da psicoterapia na constituição do indivíduo como sujeito, ator e autor de sua vida. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar a vivência do cliente no processo psicoterapêutico, de acordo com sua própria perspectiva. O ponto de partida teórico é a Gestalt-terapia, e a Fenomenologia, a sua abordagem metodológica. O trabalho divide-se em cinco partes. A primeira destaca a pesquisa qualitativa e aborda o método fenomenológico, segundo as formulações de Amedeo Giorgi, apresentando brevemente a Fenomenologia e a Epistemologia Qualitativa. A segunda parte momento empírico é constituída de entrevistas abertas com três clientes que realizaram mais de seis anos de terapia individual e pelo menos dois anos de terapia de grupo; as entrevistas focalizaram as vivências dos processos psicoterapêuticos dos clientes. Na terceira parte, são apresentados os resultados na forma de categorias, e, na quarta parte, descreve-se o processo psicoterapêutico em Gestaltterapia, após uma breve introdução sobre a psicoterapia (em geral) e a Gestalt-terapia (em particular). Finalmente, é feita uma reflexão sobre a pesquisa, com base em alguns questionamentos e proposições. Conclui-se que a psicoterapia foi vivenciada de uma maneira positiva pelos colaboradores e que, depois desse processo, eles conseguiram atingir um autoconhecimento, descobrir o sentido de suas existências, resgatar a autenticidade e encontrar o outro e a si mesmos com respeito e aceitação, além de desenvolverem suas habilidades de dialogar, de viver no momento presente, ressignificar situações inacabadas e, sobretudo, estabelecer relações mais saudáveis.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T14:21:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Danilo Suassuna Martins Costa.pdf: 190174 bytes, checksum: 3ba8aaa8a23ce5d988564c5243e2d80e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-04-18 / This work is based on a history of psychology perspective, and aims to unveil the Gestalttherapy and gestalt approach history in Brazil. This essay has an empirical and qualitative character, using the historiographic method. The interviews are semi-directives conducted with some of the first professionals to work with this approach in Brazil, here called "first actors" in the geographical axis that includes the state of São-Paulo and the Federal District, specifically Brasília. These interviews were analyzed under a phenomenological point of view, and grouped in main themes in order to understand the particular view of these "first actors" understanding, from their individual perceptions, how this approach came to Brazil; with who arrives and how comes development of the Gestalt-therapy, in Brazil. This work contributes not only to clarify the historical legacy of Gestalt-therapy, but also to reflect on their social and political perspectives. Thus, from a critical eye on contributions, possibilities and perspectives, the study corroborates with the solidification of the epistemological studies of gestalt approach. / Esse trabalho insere-se na perspectiva da história da psicologia, e tem como objetivo desvelar a história da Gestalt-terapia e da Abordagem Gestáltica no Brasil. A pesquisa tem um caráter empírico, de cunho qualitativo, utilizando-se do método historiográfico. Partese de entrevistas semi-diretivas realizadas com alguns dos primeiros profissionais a trabalhar com esta abordagem no Brasil, aqui denominados primeiros atores , no eixo geográfico que compreende o estado de São Paulo e o Distrito Federal, mais especificamente Brasília. Essas entrevistas foram analisadas sob um olhar fenomenológico, e agrupadas em temas centrais, de modo a abordar a visão particular desses primeiros atores no sentido de compreender, a partir de suas percepções individuais, como chega; com quem chega e como se desenvolve a Gestalt-terapia no Brasil. Este trabalho contribui não apenas para elucidar o legado histórico da Gestalt-terapia, mas também para refletir sobre suas perspectivas sociais e politicas. Assim sendo e, a partir de um olhar crítico sobre as contribuições, possibilidades e perspectivas, o estudo corrobora com a solidificação dos estudos epistemológicos da abordagem gestáltica.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SILVIA MARTINS IVANCKO.pdf: 1504494 bytes, checksum: 248c64adf73eca6ef7e614c76ff94b62 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this work was to investigate the relationship of the psychic functioning in chock organ, in twenty subjects considered healthy. The subjects were indicated by acquaintance, and were volunteers what were attended individually. As a procedure, was used the active imagination, directed by the researcher, focusing the main organs and systems of the organism. To conclude this phase, the subjects had to elect a fragile and a strong organ of their body. The next phase from the election of these organs, the subjects experienced the empty chair procedure, where they supposedly sit their chock organ on a chair in front of them to talk to this organ, switching chair and roles. This procedure helped the subjects to know about their polarities and content projected in the organs. After this, the same procedure was repeated, but at this time with the organ chosen as strong. From these dialogues was possible to identify the psychic content of the subject, in the parts represented by those organs. The identification of the psychic contents occurred through a phenomenological analysis of the contents projected to the elected organs and happened in partnership with the subject. Followed five support sessions were we worked with the subjects, individually, the psychic functioning projected in the chock organ. Two months after the last support session, there was an evaluation of the results where was found a perceptible improvement of the contact with the chock organ. The subjects established relationship of the psychic functioning with the impacts in their chock organ, where the greater part presented improvement of the symptoms and in some cases absent of them / Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a relação do funcionamento psíquico com o órgão de choque, em vinte sujeitos considerados saudáveis. Os sujeitos foram voluntários indicados por conhecidos e foram atendidos individualmente. Como procedimento, utilizou-se a imaginação ativa, dirigida pela pesquisadora, focando os principais órgãos e sistemas do organismo. Ao finalizar, o sujeito elegia um órgão frágil e um órgão forte do seu corpo. A seguir, partindo da eleição destes órgãos, os sujeitos experienciavam o procedimento da cadeira vazia , onde supostamente colocavam seu órgão de choque na cadeira a sua frente e estabeleciam diálogo com o mesmo, trocando de cadeira e de papéis. Este procedimento auxiliava os sujeitos a perceberem suas polaridades e conteúdos projetados nos órgãos. Em seguida repetia-se o procedimento, desta vez com o órgão escolhido como forte. A partir destes diálogos, identificava-se o conteúdo psíquico do sujeito, através das partes representadas por tais órgãos. A identificação do conteúdo psíquico dava-se através de análise fenomenológica do conteúdo projetado aos órgãos eleitos e acontecia em parceria com o próprio sujeito. Seguiram-se cinco sessões de suporte onde se trabalhava, individualmente, com os sujeitos, o funcionamento psíquico projetado no órgão de choque. Dois meses após a última sessão de suporte, houve a avaliação dos resultados, onde se encontrou uma perceptível melhora no contato com o órgão de choque. Os sujeitos estabeleceram relação do seu funcionamento psíquico com os impactos no seu órgão de choque, a maioria apresentou alívio dos sintomas e em alguns casos a ausência deles

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carla Cristina Poppa.pdf: 774414 bytes, checksum: 289d088b44f414481c349527953a9054 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Despite being a widely discussed topic among authors of Gestalt - therapy, the accumulated knowledge about the process of growth is not enough to sustain the clinical reasoning of Gestalt - therapists both children and adults. Thinking of contributing to the process of knowledge construction within this approach, this study aims to describe the gestalt mode of conceiving the growth process and care necessary to meet the needs related to the early period of life. This goal aims to be achieved through the establishment of a dialogue with the theory of maturation of D. W. Winnicott. Therefore, this work presents the philosophical assumptions, key concepts of Gestalt - therapy and child development process from the point of view of this approach. The theory of maturation is also presented as well as the similarities between the two approaches and the distances. The dialogue driven by the theory of maturation identified care that meet the needs of constituent self. The care raised are: satisfaction of needs, confirmation of bodily needs, satisfaction of needs in an affective and consistent way, offering opportunity for the baby to go through their contact cycles in a autonomous way, object or person exercising the paradoxical function, limits and confrontations, host vulnerability, opportunities to repair possible damage. And the needs constitutive of the self, which this study suggests that may be termed as primary or basic needs are: sensory experiences of contact cycles, psychosomatic integration, experience rest accompanied, autonomy to move through contact cycles, opening for play and for interhuman, constitution of the contact boundary, development of the capacity to make creative adjustments, expression of singularity and appropriation of aggression / Apesar de ser um tema bastante discutido entre os autores da Gestalt terapia, o conhecimento acumulado sobre o processo de crescimento ainda não é o suficiente para sustentar o raciocínio clinico dos Gestalt terapeutas tanto de crianças quanto de adultos. Pensando em contribuir para o processo de construção de conhecimento dentro dessa abordagem, esse trabalho tem como objetivo descrever o modo gestaltico de conceber o processo de crescimento e os cuidados necessários para satisfazer as necessidades relacionadas ao período inicial da vida. Esse objetivo pretende ser alcançado por meio do estabelecimento de um diálogo com a teoria do amadurecimento de D. W. Winnicott. Para tanto, o trabalho apresenta os pressupostos filosóficos, os principais conceitos da Gestalt terapia e o processo de desenvolvimento infantil sob o ponto de vista dessa abordagem. A teoria do amadurecimento também é apresentada, bem como as aproximações entre as duas abordagens e os distanciamentos. O diálogo conduzido pela teoria do amadurecimento permitiu identificar os cuidados que satisfazem as necessidades constitutivas do self. Os cuidados levantados são: satisfação das necessidades, confirmação das necessidades corporais, satisfação das necessidades de maneira afetiva e consistente, oferta de oportunidade para o bebê percorrer seus ciclos de contato com autonomia, objeto ou pessoa que exerça a função paradoxal, oferta de limites e confrontos, acolhimento da vulnerabilidade, oportunidades de consertar possíveis estragos. E as necessidades constitutivas do self, as quais esse trabalho propõe que sejam denominadas como necessidades primordiais ou fundamentais são: experiências sensoriais dos ciclos de contato, integração psicossomática, experiência de retração em companhia, autonomia para percorrer os ciclos de contato, abertura para a brincadeira e para o inter-humano, constituição da fronteira de contato, desenvolvimento da capacidade de realizar ajustamentos criativos, expressão da singularidade e apropriação da agressividade

This field study examines the comparative effectiveness of traditional and humanistic teaching methods. In part I the origins of humanistic teaching and their relationship to Gestalt therapy are considered. The influence of Humanistic education adult learning theory is also discussed. Part I concludes with an assessment of humanistic teaching. Part II: To measure the comparative effectiveness of the humanistic and traditional teaching methods, three groups of first year students in General English classess in a College of Technical and Further Education were selected. The effectiveness was measured in terms of differences in 1. Self-esteem. 2. Spelling Ability. 3. Attrition rates. 4 Academic Results. It can be concluded that there is: No difference in measures of self-esteem between groups, on the basis of the teaching method used. A large increase in the measure of self-esteem was observed in one of the groups that was taught with humanistic teaching strategies. Spelling measures showed no significant changes in any of the groups. Attrition rates were significantly reduced in groups that received humanistic teaching. Academic results of students completing the course showed no significant differences.

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Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology formed the underlying theoretical frameworks of this study. Both Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology adopt a positive outlook towards human nature with the possibility of individuals becoming self-supporting and fully functioning. Both theories also regard awareness to be paramount in establishing healthy self-regulation and optimal well-being. Both Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology provided the link between the concepts, and were also used to describe the main concepts in the study. A review of the literature shows that children living in underprivileged communities often face many environmental stressors that can impact on their well-being and optimal psychological, cognitive, emotional and physical functioning. When this occurs, children are often not able to meet very important needs. They may have to find alternative ways to „survive‟ and protect themselves from certain stressors and cope with their environment. Very often these coping strategies are dysfunctional and certain parts within the child can become cut off or pushed aside, severing healthy contact with the environment. The child may also experience a sense of numbing and lack of awareness of senses, emotions and thoughts. The child is therefore living out of awareness. The literature suggests that the process of artmaking can contribute to facilitating awareness, which can enhance selfunderstanding and possibly lead to a greater sense of well-being. The researcher attempted to explore the kinds of awareness that could be facilitated through the artmaking process. A qualitative research design with a phenomenological strategy of enquiry was used for this study. Seven children in middle childhood living in a low socio-economic community took part in the study. They were between the ages of eleven and twelve years and had suffered some form of environmental stress. They had been subjected to substance and alcohol abuse, violence, death and divorce. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were used in order to understand what awareness may have been facilitated in children during the art-making process. The data collected were analysed thematically. The results revealed that the art-making process enabled the participants to experience certain kinds of awareness. The participants became aware of certain emotions and feelings like happiness, enjoyment, calmness, pride and mastery, as well as feelings of anger, sadness and denial. The participants were able to recognise and express positive emotions, but it appeared that the more complex emotions were recognised although not expressed. The most common emotion experienced by the participants was the sense of happiness and enjoyment they seemed to feel as they worked with the different art materials. It appeared that the playful nature of the art-making process kept them engaged and in contact with the process. The participants also became aware of a range of tactile experiences that each art medium offered; clay, paint, collage, hand printing and texture rubbings. These tactile experiences led them to an awareness of feelings and associations. The findings also indicated that the participants became aware of a sense of agency, as they appeared to have a sense of control and empowerment over the art mediums. This element of control over the art mediums seemed to afford the participants the ability to change what they did not like in their art work. This ability to change things appeared to feed back to, and enhance, their sense of empowerment. Through the findings of the study, as well as from the literature, this quality of empowerment, control and change is important for children in need living in a stressful environment, as it may foster a sense of agency that they may not find from their environment. Another significant finding seemed to be the participants‟ awareness of their context in terms of an unavailability of certain environmental resources to fulfil their needs, namely financial resources and nurturing. The participants‟ awareness centred around basic survival needs, for example lack of sufficient food, but also their awareness of relational needs and challenges, for example overcrowded households, alcohol-abusing parents and divorce. / Thesis (MA (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology formed the underlying theoretical frameworks of this study. Both Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology adopt a positive outlook towards human nature with the possibility of individuals becoming self-supporting and fully functioning. Both theories also regard awareness to be paramount in establishing healthy self-regulation and optimal well-being. Both Gestalt theory and Positive Psychology provided the link between the concepts, and were also used to describe the main concepts in the study. A review of the literature shows that children living in underprivileged communities often face many environmental stressors that can impact on their well-being and optimal psychological, cognitive, emotional and physical functioning. When this occurs, children are often not able to meet very important needs. They may have to find alternative ways to „survive‟ and protect themselves from certain stressors and cope with their environment. Very often these coping strategies are dysfunctional and certain parts within the child can become cut off or pushed aside, severing healthy contact with the environment. The child may also experience a sense of numbing and lack of awareness of senses, emotions and thoughts. The child is therefore living out of awareness. The literature suggests that the process of artmaking can contribute to facilitating awareness, which can enhance selfunderstanding and possibly lead to a greater sense of well-being. The researcher attempted to explore the kinds of awareness that could be facilitated through the artmaking process. A qualitative research design with a phenomenological strategy of enquiry was used for this study. Seven children in middle childhood living in a low socio-economic community took part in the study. They were between the ages of eleven and twelve years and had suffered some form of environmental stress. They had been subjected to substance and alcohol abuse, violence, death and divorce. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were used in order to understand what awareness may have been facilitated in children during the art-making process. The data collected were analysed thematically. The results revealed that the art-making process enabled the participants to experience certain kinds of awareness. The participants became aware of certain emotions and feelings like happiness, enjoyment, calmness, pride and mastery, as well as feelings of anger, sadness and denial. The participants were able to recognise and express positive emotions, but it appeared that the more complex emotions were recognised although not expressed. The most common emotion experienced by the participants was the sense of happiness and enjoyment they seemed to feel as they worked with the different art materials. It appeared that the playful nature of the art-making process kept them engaged and in contact with the process. The participants also became aware of a range of tactile experiences that each art medium offered; clay, paint, collage, hand printing and texture rubbings. These tactile experiences led them to an awareness of feelings and associations. The findings also indicated that the participants became aware of a sense of agency, as they appeared to have a sense of control and empowerment over the art mediums. This element of control over the art mediums seemed to afford the participants the ability to change what they did not like in their art work. This ability to change things appeared to feed back to, and enhance, their sense of empowerment. Through the findings of the study, as well as from the literature, this quality of empowerment, control and change is important for children in need living in a stressful environment, as it may foster a sense of agency that they may not find from their environment. Another significant finding seemed to be the participants‟ awareness of their context in terms of an unavailability of certain environmental resources to fulfil their needs, namely financial resources and nurturing. The participants‟ awareness centred around basic survival needs, for example lack of sufficient food, but also their awareness of relational needs and challenges, for example overcrowded households, alcohol-abusing parents and divorce. / Thesis (MA (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education)--Cleveland State University, 2010 / Abstract. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 12, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p.191-201). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center

Nationally and internationally grade retention is still used as a remedial strategy even though the majority of research questions its efficacy. In this qualitative study the adolescent is given a voice to inform important role-players about his experience of grade retention. The findings show that the adolescent is very self-conscious about his new status and fears stereotyping. The adolescent's self-esteem is shattered and he loses confidence in his ability to achieve. He is often the victim of teasing and experiences loneliness when he loses his friends in the process. The adolescent is hypersensitive to remarks by teachers and his parents. When he needs support the most, he experiences only conflict. Feelings of despondency and doubt in the existence of God are the result. Given the importance of psychosocial adjustment on subsequent development, recommendations were made to assist important people in the adolescent's life to support him more effectively. / Social Work / (M.A. Diac (Play Therapy))