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Reflections on Coaching: The Application of Gestalt Principles and Positive Psychology to Transition Coaching
Authors: Morin Jamie 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The rapid growth of the coaching profession has outpaced the development of sound theory and a scientific foundation to anchor it as a psychological discipline. In this paper, which uses transition coaching as a focal point, both Gestalt theory and principles and positive psychology are examined as potential theoretical and scientific bases for the practice of coaching. The author concludes that, though Gestalt theory is an intuitive and useful framework for coaching, particularly when applied in conjunction with models of transition such as Hudson's (1999) model of adult experience of change, its evidence base is lacking. Positive psychology, with a growing body of empirical research on the nature and mechanisms of human thriving, provides a more robust scientific base from which to anchor the profession of coaching.
Emotional Intelligence in Coaching: Challenging the World through a Gestalt Perspective
Authors: Resnick Victoria A. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Emotional intelligence is the most essential component of leadership and professional coaching. Emotional intelligence is directly correlated with coaching through a Gestalt perspective since, in a coaching relationship, Gestalt coaches are leaders of a client's personal and/or professional process. Despite the minimal research surrounding Gestalt theory in relation to coaching, it is imperative to analyze the relationship between emotional intelligence, Gestalt theory, and professional coaching. Emphasizing emotional intelligence as Gestalt theory is incorporated into coaching will raise the awareness of leaders and coaches working to enhance the opportunity for a client's overall growth and development. It is also important to explore how professional coaching can be influenced by the empirical research and theories of emotional intelligence.
The Relationship Between Reports of Mystical Experiences and Gestalt Resistance Processes
Authors: Prosnick Kevin P. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between measures of mystical experiences and the six traditional Gestalt resistance processes (i.e., confluence, desensitization, introjection, projection, retroflection, and deflection). A group of 152 adults completed the Mysticism Scale (Hood, 1975) and the Gestalt Contact Styles Questionnaire—Revised (GCSQ-R; Woldt and Kepner, 1993). Significant negative correlations were found between the Mysticism Scale and four of the six Gestalt resistance scales.
Supervision: A Collaborative Endeavor
Authors: Resnick Rita F. , Estrup Liv 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
By utilizing multiple lenses—the personality functioning of the therapist, supervisor, and client; the relationships between client, therapist, and supervisor; theories of development, personality, and psychotherapy; clinical theory, diagnosis, and treatment—the authors present a visual model of supervision that expands the possibilities for understanding what transpires in both the therapy and the supervisiory hour and offers clinical interventions for both. tThe focus of this paper is on supervision from a Gestalt therapy perspective; however, the emphasis is on the modes of thinking and attitudes that need to be fostered in supervision regardless of the theoretical orientation of the supervisor.
Reaching and Being Reached
Authors: Frank Ruella 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
When therapists know how reach patterns emerge and become part of an infant's movement repertoire, they have a broad-based background from which to observe and understand their adult clients. Reach patterns emerge in the infant as a product of several processes: the infant's internal dynamics (anatomical constructions and metabolic processes), the fundamental constraints of the physical field (gravity, earth, space), and the unfolding relations within the social environment (primary caregivers). Each pattern integrates into the developing nervous system and becomes the foundation for the child's, adolescent's, adult's behaviors. The formation of sucking patterns in health and dysfunction and their relationship to adult experience is examined in detail. Three adult case studies illustrate diagnosis and treatment based upon this somatic/ developmental perspective.
Sharing Disequilibrium: A Link Between Gestalt Therapy Theory and Child Development Theory
Authors: Mortola Peter 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThe theoretical concept of “disequilibrium” is at the heart of the developmental theories of Dewey (1934), Freud (1957), Erikson (1987), and Piaget (1964). It is also at the heart of Gestalt therapy theory (Perls, Hefferline, and Goodman, 1951). In each of these theories, the concept of disequilibrium is used to describe the “destabilization” experienced by children as they move toward and into more complex levels of development. This article highlights the theoretical linkages between developmental and Gestalt therapy theory and, in so doing, provides further theoretical support for the “developmentally appropriate” work that gestalt therapists provide, particularly with children.
On the Utility of Combined Theoretical–Empirical Methodologies in Gestalt Test Construction: Mills Revisited
Authors: Prosnick Kevin P. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Bruce Mills (1997) adopted a strict empirical approach in creating his Gestalt Factor Scales. This author identifies nine errors and/or inconsistencies when Mills's scale items are examined with combined theoretical–empirical strategies. The author cautions researchers and clinicians not to use the Mills's instrument in its current form.
Touch in Gestalt Body Process Psychotherapy: Purpose, Practice, and Ethics
Authors: Kepner James 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThe use of touch in a Gestalt-influenced, body-oriented psychotherapy is discussed, including cultural influences on attitudes toward touch. The term Gestalt Body Process psychotherapy is introduced to differentiate a specific body-oriented approach from the classical Gestalt therapy work with the body. Development of touch intervention within Gestalt body process psychotherapy is described. Psychotherapeutic purposes of touch are detailed in its influence on awareness, assessment, therapeutic relationship, psychophysical change and energy systems. It is argued that awareness may not be sufficient for the structural reorganization to support new modes of contact. Characteristics of the therapist in touch are presented, and crucial ethical guidelines as assisting its beneficial and sound use are described.
Let the Straw Man Speak Husserl's Phenomenology in Context
Authors: McConville Mark 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Gestalt therapy has long acknowledged its indebtedness to phenomenological philosophy in general and to Edmund Husserl in particular, but ironically in a fashion that disregards the organic context of this work. The result is too often exemplified by discussions of phenomenology that either misrepresent its contribution to Gestalt therapy or apply its insights in stilted or inappropriate fashion. The literal translation of Husserl's reduction as psychotherapeutic method is a case in point. This article asks Gestalt therapy to assess Husserl's method in its own context and to appreciate his real contribution, which was no less than providing a philosophical foundation and justification for Gestalt therapy's reverence for human experience.
The Theory of Self in Gestalt Therapy: A Restatement of Some Aspects
Authors: Lobb Margherita Spagnuolo 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
This article restates the epistemology of self in Gestalt therapy in a coherent whole useful for teaching purposes, and for a clear frame of reference in clinical practice. Core aspects of Gestalt therapy theory, such as spontaneity, field, anthropology, creative adjustment, function, and holism, are addressed in order to integrate them the one with the other. The unfolding of the self in the contact-making and withdrawal experience is described in its clinical implications, with a new reference to the experiential dimension of time. Other aspects, like the concept of “normality” and the important concept of egotism, have been approached by the author in a larger work.
Somatic-Experiential Sex Therapy: A Body-Centered Gestalt Approach to Sexual Concerns
Authors: Resnick Stella 
Published: February 2018

AbstractWhen I started my studies of sexology and sex therapy in 1973, I was already a practicing Gestalt therapist. At the time, the Masters and Johnson approach primarily defined the field of sex therapy and essentially promoted a cognitive-behavioral method for relieving sexual dysfunction. Though I learned a great deal, especially about what could go wrong, my own focus on growth and on the phenomenology of sexual distress and pleasure cast me in a lonesome position in the world of sex therapy.It also seemed to me that the split between mind and body that dominated the larger culture was alive and well in the whole of the clinical field. Psychotherapists were supposed to deal with the mind and emotions. The more holistically-inclined included the body. But sexual issues required a separate kind of therapy.Much has changed in these thirty years, and the unity of mind and body is now widely acknowledged. Yet among clinicians, psychotherapy, bodywork, couples counseling, and sex therapy are often seen as requiring separate therapists and different modalities. As O'Shea (2000) has pointed out, the failure to deal with sexuality in psychotherapy likely has more to do with “fear and uncertainty” among psychotherapists than it does with sexual issues being irrelevant to the clients and trainees with whom we work. She goes on to suggest that “...the struggles and contradictions of our culture reflect a yearning for a sexuality that is more fully integrated, more connected to our sense of self, that touches people at their deepest level of need....”This paper explores the possibilities for greater attention to sexual issues as growth issues, and for more integration among these various therapeutic disciplines. In particular, it describes a comprehensive approach to personal growth and satisfaction in relationships that is based in Gestalt theory and practice and includes attention to the body and the sexual self.The paper begins by identifying several models for approaching sexual concerns in psychotherapy. It continues with an exploration of how a body-oriented Gestalt model—a somatic-experiential approach—differs theoretically and methodologically from more traditional methods. It concludes with a case history demonstrating applications of this approach, and a summary of essential features.
Gestalt Groups Revisited: A Phenomenological Approach
Authors: Fairfield Mark A. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractGroup therapy, including Gestalt group work, is deeply rooted in group development theories as a principle way of orienting to groups. The author argues that a primarily developmental frame of reference will limit therapists' ability to experience a wider range of available phenomena. He suggests that therapists broaden their perspectives through a grounding in phenomenological field theory. This emphasis on field theory is consistent with the tenets of Gestalt therapy and allows therapists to work in a more relational and experience-near manner.
Working with Narcissism in Organizations
Authors: Bentley Trevor J. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
In his work using a Gestalt approach in organizations, the author meets individuals and systems that have narcissistic tendencies. This article describes the way the author works with his clients to moderate their behavior between the opposite poles of healthy and unhealthy narcissism. The author then describes a useful diagnostic tool and reflects on how his own narcissism both helps and hinders his work.
Pleading for Alternative Research Paradigms: Some Critical Comments on Bengt-Åke Wennberg and Monica Hane's Article on Lewin's Heritage
Authors: Fuhr Reinhard 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
While attempting to participate in the authors' stream of reasoning, I will elaborate on some critical issues in the development of a new research paradigm.2 After reviewing the general premises of the authors, I will comment on their research praxis. Finally, I will summarize some conclusions on alternative research paradigms that would comply with high quality standards.
When I start reading an article that interests me, such as “Kurt Lewin's Heritage: A Possible Breakthrough?” I usually attempt to follow the stream of thoughts and arguments of the author(s), connect and compare them with my own knowledge, and let myself be surprised by new thoughts and ideas—in short, I try to participate in the authors' world of thoughts. This is particularly the case when the title of the article touches a topic in which I have been engaged for decades in doing praxis development and research in the fields of therapy, counseling, and education, attempting to develop and establish paradigmatic changes in the established research approaches.3 I must admit, though, that I am not familiar with Lewin's work in great detail, although I have studied him as an important basis for the theory of the Gestalt approach and for alternative research paradigms.
I heartily agree with the tenor of the article that there is far too little participation of those investigated in the field of research, and I am convinced that research, in Gestalt therapy in particular, should emphasize new approaches to research, especially the principle of participation. I also endorse the authors' proposition that gaining knowledge (through research) in a holistic way is a very active process that embraces many more aspects than the traditional (behavioral) “learning theory.” And I am equally convinced that these participative and active processes of researchers and learners alike may activate a great deal of creative potential that usually remains unused in most activities in our educational institutions, from the primary school to universities and continuing education for adults.
Although I very much sympathize with these basic ideas, which I, too, have tried to realize in my daily praxis and research with more or less degrees of success, I stumble on many assertions and statements by the authors so that in the end, I desperately fall flat on my face. But, like a roly-poly toy, I stand up again, flying the flag for alternative research paradigms with a high level of participation and high quality standards, as I think that they are desperately needed for Gestalt and other humanistic and integral approaches in our professional fields.
I will provide a few of many examples of those stumbling blocks in reference to the authors' general premises and their concept of participatory research, and finish by trying to draft some criteria for the proceedings and methodologies of alternative paradigms—which I believe would not have met with Kurt Lewin's resistance, by and large.
Role of Hormones in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - An Update
Authors: Jain Megha , Jain Vipin , Gupta Anish , Saawarn Swati , Khan Samar 
Published: February 2018

Background: Hormones have been recognized as regulator of the cell growth, differentiation and maturation. It has become increasingly evident that hormone may play a crucial role in the genesis and progression of several cancers like those of breast, ovary, testis, thyroid, prostrate including oral cancer.
Aim: Present overview aims to discuss and provide data on possible role of various hormones including stress hormone, sex hormone, parathyroid and related hormone protein, melatonin and active metabolite of vitamin D3 in causation and progression of Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
Data Acquisition: A systematic search of existing literature was carried out for the keywords like hormones and cancer, hormones and oral cancer or OSCC utilizing the Google, Google Scholar and PubMed databases for extraction, assortment and compilation of data.
Inference: In conclusion, we found that hormones are directly or indirectly involved in the pathogenesis of the OSCC and can be utilized in its management and prevention.
Hvad man nu kalder sport' - en empirisk undersøgelse af sportens gennembrud i Odense
Authors: Wøllekær Johnny 
Published: February 2018

Lokalhistorisk beretning fra Odense om idrættens udvikling i 1800-tallet og frem.“What you could call Sport” – The breakthrough for Sport in Odense.Modern sport came to Odense in the latter half of the 19th century. The big breakthrough for sport came, however, only in around 1900, when many new sports clubs saw the light of day. The establishment of the modern sports movement in Odense roughly resembles the development seen in other large towns and cities both nationally and across northern Europe, although here it seems a little delayed in comparison to cities such as Copenhagen or Stockholm. Around the turn of the century Odense is estimated to have had about 2000 active and organised sports enthusiasts, and this figure rose to about 3000 by 1920. The city’s skating club was the largest sports club with about 6-700 members at the turn of the century. Despite the limitations of the source material, there is much to suggest that it was the middle class in particular who took to sport. It was the office workers, the book-keepers, the clerical assistants, the sales personnel who were active in the clubs. The upper class dominated only those branches of sport, which required expensive equipment, such as equestrian sports, cycling and motor sports and sailing. The working class and women were, on the other hand, a rare sight in clubs before the turn of the century. Individual women were, however, active in the private gymnastic institutions which sprung up from the 1880’s onwards. Here the city’s middle class maidens would be offered remedial gymnastics. Only at the beginning of the 20th century would the sight of women enjoying sports become more common. In the city’s parks occasional female footballers might be seen, while on the tennis courts several of the city’s more respectable ladies took a fling with a racquet. It was, however, first and foremost women’s gymnastics run by clubs that managed to involve women in sport.
"Først som en tragedie - så som en komedie". Idrættens transformering, Dybbøl Banke og en sandkasse i Potsdam
Authors: Hansen Jørn 
Published: February 2018

Essayet belyser på et metaplan det at skrive historie, og hvordan historien gentager sig med eksempel fra kampen om Dybbøl Banke.“First as tragedy, then as comedy”. The transformation of sport, Dybbøl Hill and a sandpit in Potsdam.Dybbøl Hill has played a central role for history and for the writing of history in both Denmark and Germany. Since 1864 Dybbøl has had decisive significance for the development of popular national identity in Denmark, and by extension for popular sport. Last year a battle for Dybbøl Hill was fought once again. The battle saw no blood spilt and was first and foremost a conflict about how history should be presented and how different presentational forms affect our understanding of both our past and our present. In this article a curious connection will be proved between the latest battle of Dybbøl Hill and so-called historical relics in Berlin and Potsdam. A copy of the fortifications at Dybbøl in a sandpit at the New Palace in Potsdam, in particular, comes to support the old saying, “History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as comedy.”
Idræt og lokalhistorie - pejlinger og perspektiver i en dansk og nordisk kontekst
Authors: Nielsen Niels Kayser 
Published: February 2018

Nordisk lokalhistorie og foreningsliv, herunder karaktertræk som afbalancering, pragmatisme og konformitet.Sport and local history – bearings and perspectives in the context of Denmark and ScandinaviaThis article deals with differences and similarities in the research by Scandinavian countries into sporting history with particular reference to aspects of local history. The fundamental idea is that the distinction, which is so important in Denmark, between civil society and the state has had a significant influence on the way in which local historical sporting research has played a less important role here than in the remainder of Scandinavian countries. The Grundtvigian interest in civil society as a counterweight to the forceful Danish central power might have had sporting life at its centre, but greater oppositional weight lay in stressing association activities rather than sport as such. The remaining Scandinavian countries have never had a central power of similar strength and have, therefore, had less need to stress the power of civil society. For this reason it has been easier for them to devote themselves to sport in a narrower sense in local society.
Ungdommens tumleplads - Frøbjerg Bavnehøj og andre folkelige fest- og idrætspladser på Fyn
Authors: Wøllekær Johnny 
Published: February 2018

Idrætsfaciliteternes betydning for idrættens udfoldelse og udvikling. The playground of youth – Frøbjerg Bavnehøj and other popular national areas for fêtes and sports on Funen The fact that a series of areas for fêtes and sports were established where the new open air gymnastics of the time could develop was of decisive significance for the modernisation of gymnastics and sports in rural areas during the inter-war years. The majority of these sporting areas functioned as private foundations and were constructed on a voluntary basis by members of their associations. These sports areas not only provided an injection of fresh blood for gymnastics but also created space for the expansion of new branches of sport, not least for handball. Several areas of this kind for fêtes and sport were established on Funen. One of the best known was Frøbjerg Bavnehøj, which from the 1920s up until the 1960s was used for gymnastics displays. What is interesting about Frøbjerg Bavnehøj, however, is not the sports area itself but the huge hall that was erected on the site in 1930. Another example of an area for fêtes and sports on Funen is Den Gamle Have (The Old Garden) in Allerup, where the first swimming pool to be built in a rural parish was inaugurated in 1934. For young people these areas for fêtes and sports became free spaces, where they could meet under other circumstances than those that characterised their everyday lives.
"De smaa graa". Livshistorier - vandrebøger.
Authors: Mortensen Morten 
Published: February 2018

Artiklen diskutterer analyse- og forskningsmetode i forbindelse med idrætsliv og idrætshistorie. Det grundtvigianske højskoleliv og brevsamlinger, såkaldet vandrebøger, bliver anvendt som eksempler på kilderstudier. Morten Mortensen: »The small grey.« Life history and travelling booksMany attempts from sport historians to write total life history has failed due to inappropriate sources. The result instead has been traditional historical biographies, where the personal and intimate history of central political agents is employed for explanations of the activities of the agent in the larger political history. On the other hand, there is a lack of total life history of so called ordinary and more, plain agents, that can be unfolded in the smaller history (the history of every day life). The use of other types of sources can be a way out of this scientific backwater. The article describes and introduces ‘travelling books’ (vandrebøger) from the milieu of Grundtvigianism as an example of a useful source to highlight the relation between the personal history in the private sphere and the popular sport movement. Sources like the travelling books can be employed for analyses of the meeting between the every day life and the ideals of the popular movements, between the large and the small history.