Role plays and acting out fantasies is an important part of this therapy. Here client's self awareness and self-acceptance is enhanced. Identify the therapy.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Gestalt Therapy
Option (1) Behaviour Therapy — Incorrect. Behaviour therapy treats faulty behaviour patterns by changing what comes before and after the behaviour, with techniques such as reinforcement, token economy and systematic desensitisation. It does not work through the client’s fantasies.
Option (2) Client-Centred Therapy — Incorrect. Client-centred therapy, given by Carl Rogers, provides a warm relationship in which the therapist shows empathy and unconditional positive regard and reflects the client’s feelings, so that the client becomes her/his real self. Role plays and acting out fantasies are not part of it.
Option (3) Gestalt Therapy — Correct. Gestalt therapy, given by Fritz Perls with Laura Perls, aims to increase an individual’s self-awareness and self-acceptance. The client is taught to recognise the bodily processes and emotions blocked out from awareness, and the therapist does this by encouraging the client to act out fantasies about feelings and conflicts.
Option (4) Existential Therapy — Incorrect. Existential therapy helps the client find meaning in life; in Frankl’s logotherapy the therapist helps the patient find meaning even in painful circumstances. The client talks about her/his problems in a positive, accepting setting; acting out fantasies is not its method.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 28-05-2025 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Gestalt Therapy … The German word gestalt means ‘whole’. This therapy was given by Freiderick (Fritz) Perls together with his wife Laura Perls. The goal of gestalt therapy is to increase an individual’s self-awareness and self-acceptance. The client is taught to recognise the bodily processes and the emotions that are being blocked out from awareness. The therapist does this by encouraging the client to act out fantasies about feelings and conflicts. This therapy can also be used in group settings.…” |