Gestalt

Gestalt, a German word for form or shape, may refer to:

  • Holism, the idea that natural systems and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not as loose collections of parts

Psychology

  • Gestalt psychology (also known as "Gestalt theory"), a theory of mind and brain, describing the Gestalt effect
  • 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 (music), theories of Gestalt psychology applied to music
  • Gestalt laws of grouping, the principle that humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and objects

Arts and media

  • Gestalt (album), a 2012 album by The Spill Canvas
  • Gestalt (manga), a manga series
  • Gestalt intelligence, or group mind, a science fiction plot device
  • Gestalt Publishing, an Australian publishing house
  • Nier (video game), a 2010 video game released in Japan as NieR: Replicant and NieR: Gestalt

Other uses

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