Gestalt Theory (Dec 2021)

Gibt es eine Gestalttheorie der Emotionen? Ein Diskussionsvorschlag

  • Metz-Göckel Hellmuth

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2021-0025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 43, no. 3
pp. 323 – 346

Abstract

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An emotional episode consists of psychological, physiological, motor and expressive components that are tied together. Present theories and previous contributions by gestalt theorists to emotions are discussed. It is shown that the synergetic system theory represents a fruitful model for emotional processes, in which self-organisation plays a central role. Also, a selection of neuropsychological findings in this context is taken into account.