Which therapy is associated with Fritz Perls?

• A. Gestalt therapy
• B. Cognitive therapy
• C. Psychoanalysis
• D. Behavioral therapy

Answer: (A)

Fritz Perls is best known for founding Gestalt therapy, a psychotherapeutic approach that centers on the client’s present experience and views the person as an integrated whole. The aim is to increase awareness of what is happening in the here and now—thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations—and to help the individual experience and weave these elements into a coherent, authentic sense of self. Techniques often highlight immediate perception and contact with reality, such as exercises that bring attention to unfinished business and the use of the present moment to explore encounters with others. This focus on awareness, embodiment, and holistic experience distinguishes it from therapies that emphasize changing thoughts (cognitive therapy), uncovering unconscious conflicts (psychoanalysis), or modifying observable behavior through conditioning (behavioral therapy).