Gestalt therapy
Both Fritz and Laura Perls were students and admirers of the neuropsychiatrist Kurt Goldstein. Gestalt therapy was based in part on Goldstein's concept called "Organismic theory". Goldstein viewed a person in terms of a holistic and unified experience; he encouraged a "big picture" perspective, taking into account the whole context of a person's experience. The word "Gestalt" means whole, or configuration. Laura Perls, in an interview, denotes the Organismic theory as the base of Gestalt therapy.