gestaltism

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a school of psychology that studies how people perceive organized wholes and patterns rather than isolated parts

   Gestaltism helps explain why we see a complete shape when part of its outline is missing.

2. 2
   noun

   Gestalt therapy, a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes awareness of present experience

   The training programme introduced gestaltism alongside several other approaches to psychotherapy.

Formed from gestalt + -ism.

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