Psychiatry and Psychology

Gestalt Theory

A system which emphasizes that experience and behavior contain basic patterns and relationships which cannot be reduced to simpler components; that is, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A system which emphasizes that experience and behavior contain basic patterns and relationships which cannot be reduced to simpler components; that is, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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3 entry terms
  • Gestalt Theories
  • Theories, Gestalt
  • Theory, Gestalt

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History Note

91(75); was see under PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY 1975-90

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  1. F02w.739.527w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gestalt Theory. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005863
  2. Gestalt Theory. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology
  3. Gestalt Theory. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272021