Cristoforo has entered therapy to deal with anger toward his father, who is terminally ill. Cristoforo knows that he has a lot of unfinished business with his father, but he doesn't feel that he can address those things now that his father is dying. Cristoforo's therapist asks him to role-play the conflict between the two sides of himself. First he is to imagine the fearful part of himself in the empty chair before him and have the angry part express itself; then he is to switch chairs and have the fearful part explain why it doesn't feel able to confront Cristoforo's father while he is sick. Cristoforo's therapist is a ____________ therapist.

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The therapist is using a technique characteristic of Gestalt therapy, which involves role-playing different aspects of the self to integrate and understand conflicting emotions and thoughts.

Cristoforo Has Entered Therapy to Deal with Anger Toward His