Fritz Perls
Friedrich (Frederick) Salomon Perls (July 8, 1893 – March 14, 1970), better known as Fritz Perls, was a noted German-born psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist.
Perls coined the term 'Gestalt therapy' to identify the form of psychotherapy that he developed with his wife, Laura Perls, in the 1940s and 1950s.
Perls became associated with the Esalen Institute in 1964, and he lived there until 1969.
His approach to psychotherapy is related to, but not identical to, Gestalt psychology, and it is different from Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy.
The core of the Gestalt Therapy process is enhanced awareness of sensation, perception, bodily feelings, emotion, and behavior, in the present moment.
Relationship is emphasized, along with contact between the self, its environment, and the other.
Where Was I
" Where Was I?" may refer to:
Motherland (disambiguation)
Motherland is the place of one's birth, the place of one's ancestors, or the place of origin of an ethnic group.
Motherland may also refer to:
Laura Perls
Laura Perls (née "Lore Posner"; 15 August 1905 in Pforzheim – 13 July 1990 in Pforzheim) was a noted German-born psychologist and psychotherapist who helped establish the Gestalt school of psychotherapy.
She is the wife of Friedrich
(Frederick) Perls, also a renowned psychotherapist and psychiatrist.
Beaulieu-sur-Loire
Beaulieu- sur- Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north -central France.
It is also the place of death of Jacques MacDonald, a French general who served in the Napoleonic Wars
Place of birth
The place of birth( POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born.
This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person.
As a general rule with respect to passports, the place of birth is determined to be the country that currently has" sovereignty" over the actual place of birth, regardless of when the birth actually occurred.
The place of birth is not necessarily the place where the parents of the new baby live.
If the baby is born in a hospital in another place, that place is the place of birth.
In many countries, this also means that the government requires that the birth of the new baby is registered in the place of birth.
Some countries place less or no importance on the place of birth, instead using alternative geographical characteristics for the purpose of identity documents.
For example, Sweden has used the concept of" födelsehemortdomicile of birth") since 1947.
This means that the domicile of the baby's mother is the registered place of birth.
The location of the maternity ward or other physical birthplace is considered unimportant.
Similarly, Switzerland uses the concept of" Heimatortlieu d'origineluogo d'origineplace of origin" in German, French and Italian respectively).
A child born to Swiss parents is automatically assigned the place of origin of the parent with the same last name, so the child either gets their mother's or father's place of origin.
A child born to one Swiss parent and one foreign parent acquires the place of origin of their Swiss parent.
In a Swiss passport and identity card, the holder's place of origin is stated, not their place of birth.
In some countries( primarily in the Americas), the place of birth automatically determines the nationality of the baby, a practice often referred to by the Latin phrase" jus soli".
Almost all countries outside the Americas instead attribute nationality based on the nationality( ies) of the baby's parents( referred to as" jus sanguinis").
There can be some confusion regarding the place of birth if the birth takes place in an unusual way: when babies are born on an airplane or at sea, difficulties can arise.
The place of birth of such a person depends on the law of the countries involved, which include the nationality of the plane or ship, the nationality( ies) of the parents and/ or the location of the plane or ship( if the birth occurs in the territorial waters or airspace of a country).
Some administrative forms may request the applicant's" country of birth".
It is important to determine from the requester whether the information requested refers to the applicant's" place of birth" or" nationality at birth".
For US citizens born abroad who under the US Constitution acquire US citizenship at the time of birth, the nationality at birth will be USA( American), while the place of birth would be the country in which the actual birth takes place.
Barry Stevens (therapist)
Barry Stevens( 1902–1985) was a writer and Gestalt therapist.
She developed her own form of Gestalt therapy body work, based on the awareness of body processes.
For the Human Potential Movement of the 1970s, she became a kind of" star", but she always refused to accept that role.
She worked with, among others, the psychotherapists Fritz Perls and Carl Rogers.
Bertrand Russell and Aldous Huxley were among her friends.
Fritz Perls described Barry Stevens as" a natural born therapist."
Ressel Orla
Ressel Orla( 18 May 1889 – 23 July 1931) was an Austrian- Jewish actress.
She appeared in some of Fritz Lang's earliest films.
Ralph Hefferline
Ralph Franklin Hefferline( 15 February 1910 in Muncie, Indiana – 16 March 1974) was a psychology professor at Columbia University.
Hefferline became a patient of Fritz Perls around 1946.
He joined a small training group led by Perls in 1948 in New York, and went on to contribute a chapter to the book which defined Gestalt Therapy," Gestalt Therapy, Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality", co-authored by Perls, Paul Goodman and Hefferline, published in 1951.
He was the third and junior author and provided the section containing practical exercises.
He went on to join the Behaviourist school of psychology.
Barry Stevens (therapist)
Barry Stevens( 1902–1985) was a writer and Gestalt therapist.
She developed her own form of Gestalt therapy body work, based on the awareness of body processes.
For the Human Potential Movement of the 1970s, she became a kind of" star", but she always refused to accept that role.
She worked with, among others, the psychotherapists Fritz Perls and Carl Rogers.
Bertrand Russell and Aldous Huxley were among her friends.
Fritz Perls described Barry Stevens as" a natural born therapist."

Question: Where did Fritz Perls's wife die?
Answer: Pforzheim