Adult Personalities

Studying for a licensure exam - may put tidbits like these up from time to time to consider: GESTALT - * Perls likens the unfolding of adult personality to the peeling of an onion: 1. Phony layer - stereotypical and inauthentic 2. Phobic layer - fears keep clients from seeing themselves 3. Impasse layer - giving up power 4. Implosive layer - fully experiencing deadness 5. Explosive layer - letting go of phony roles