Another stage of "chair work," states Norman Friedman<ref name = Friedman>Friedman, N. (1993). Fritz Perls's layers' and the empty chair: A reconsideration. ''The Gestalt Journal, XVI''(2), pp. 95-118.</ref> is to use an Exaggeration Technique to "encourage both the two sides to confront one another and to intensify the conflict. Much like the Empty Chair Technique, the Exaggeration Technique uses encourages the patient to In other words, it aims to produce the "reenactment" of "unfinished business" which, according to Perls' theory, is essential to experiencing and assimilating unacknowledged feelings. | Another stage of "chair work," states Norman Friedman<ref name = Friedman>Friedman, N. (1993). Fritz Perls's layers' and the empty chair: A reconsideration. ''The Gestalt Journal, XVI''(2), pp. 95-118.</ref> is to use an Exaggeration Technique to "encourage both the two sides to confront one another and to intensify the conflict. Much like the Empty Chair Technique, the Exaggeration Technique uses encourages the patient to In other words, it aims to produce the "reenactment" of "unfinished business" which, according to Perls' theory, is essential to experiencing and assimilating unacknowledged feelings. |