Which statement is NOT correct about Gestalt therapy?

The correct answer is Option (1) → The therapist discourages the client to act out fantasies about feelings and conflicts.

Option (1) The therapist discourages the client to act out fantasies about feelings and conflicts. — False. In Gestalt therapy 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, not by discouraging it. One word, ‘discourages’ in place of ‘encourages’, flips the line; a NOT question often hides its answer in such a swap.

Option (2) Gestalt therapy was given by Fritz Perls and Laura Perls. — True. The therapy was given by Freiderick (Fritz) Perls together with his wife Laura Perls. The German word gestalt means ‘whole’.

Option (3) The goal of the Gestalt therapy is to increase an individual’s self-awareness and self-acceptance. — True. This is the stated goal of the therapy: the client becomes aware of feelings that were blocked out and learns to accept them as part of the whole self.

Option (4) Gestalt therapy can also be used in group settings. — True. The therapy is not limited to one client at a time; it can also be used with groups.