The "Dreams" work is associated with which theorist?

The "Dreams" work is associated with which theorist?

• A. Fritz Perls
• B. Carl Rogers
• C. Abraham Maslow
• D. Irving Yalom

Answer: (A)

In Gestalt therapy, dream work is used as an experiential way to surface parts of the self that are hidden or disconnected. The client recalls a dream and then enacts or dialogues with its elements—each character, object, or situation—so that the dream’s figures speak from their own perspective. This process helps the client see how projections and unresolved conflicts show up in daily life, and it invites the client to take responsibility for those parts by bringing them into present awareness. The goal is integration: recognizing that all the depicted parts belong to the whole self and can be acknowledged, rather than denied. Fritz Perls is the therapist most closely associated with this approach, having developed and popularized dream work within Gestalt therapy. The other theorists listed emphasize different therapeutic styles—Carl Rogers with client-centered empathy and unconditional positive regard, Abraham Maslow with self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs, and Irving Yalom with existential concerns—so their work centers on other concepts and techniques rather than dream work.

In Gestalt therapy, dream work is used as an experiential way to surface parts of the self that are hidden or disconnected. The client recalls a dream and then enacts or dialogues with its elements—each character, object, or situation—so that the dream’s figures speak from their own perspective. This process helps the client see how projections and unresolved conflicts show up in daily life, and it invites the client to take responsibility for those parts by bringing them into present awareness. The goal is integration: recognizing that all the depicted parts belong to the whole self and can be acknowledged, rather than denied.

Fritz Perls is the therapist most closely associated with this approach, having developed and popularized dream work within Gestalt therapy. The other theorists listed emphasize different therapeutic styles—Carl Rogers with client-centered empathy and unconditional positive regard, Abraham Maslow with self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs, and Irving Yalom with existential concerns—so their work centers on other concepts and techniques rather than dream work.