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<p>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.</p>
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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.

Gibt es eine Gestalttheorie der Emotionen? Ein Diskussionsvorschlag

Gestalt Theory

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An emotional episode consists of psychological, physiological, motor and expressive components that are tied together. Present theories and previous...

Gibt es eine Gestalttheorie der Emotionen? Ein Diskussionsvorschlag

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 323 - 346

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2021-0025

© 2021 Hellmuth Metz-Göckel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.