Which of the following is associated with Gestalt Therapy?

• A. Carl Rogers
• B. Fritz Perls
• C. Erik Erikson
• D. Melanie Klein

Answer: (B)

Gestalt therapy centers on present-mexperience and the wholeness of the person, using experiential techniques to bring awareness to how thoughts, feelings, and actions fit together in the here and now. This approach was developed and popularized by Fritz Perls, making him the primary figure associated with Gestalt therapy. Techniques like the here-and-now focus and experiential exercises (including the empty-chair method) aim to help clients directly experience their sensations and conflicts rather than analyzing them from afar.

Carl Rogers is associated with client-centered therapy, which emphasizes unconditional positive regard and the client’s own capacity for growth. Erik Erikson is known for psychosocial development across the lifespan, a theory rather than a therapy modality. Melanie Klein is tied to psychoanalytic theory and object-relations early in development.