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* The [[Exaggeration Technique]]
 
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[[Fritz Perls]]<ref>Perls,F. (1969). ''In and out of the garbage pail''. Lafayette, CA: Real People Press. </ref> used both the [[Empty Chair Technique]] and the [[Exaggeration Technique]] to assist the client in understanding his/her defenses.
 
  
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[[Fritz Perls]]<ref>Perls,F. (1969). ''In and out of the garbage pail''. Lafayette, CA: Real People Press. </ref> used both the [[Empty Chair Technique]] and the [[Exaggeration Technique]] to assist the client in understanding his/her defenses.
  
 
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Definition

The patient may begin by stating a particular life problem that disturbs him; and if silent, he may be asked by the therapist to express his immediate awareness. However he begins, the focus is on his moment-to-moment "here and now" experience as much as possible; intensification and exaggeration of this experience is encouraged by a variety of exercises. Techniques could include:


Fritz Perls[1] used both the Empty Chair Technique and the Exaggeration Technique to assist the client in understanding his/her defenses.

References

  1. Perls,F. (1969). In and out of the garbage pail. Lafayette, CA: Real People Press.