1.Much has been written about media psychologists such as Dr. Phil. Do media psychologists have value? What are the potential drawbacks? Is it just entertainment, or does it help people? Do the changes resulting from a few minutes of insight from Dr. Phil contribute to lasting changes? Is it ethical to expose people's vulnerabilities on TV for the purpose of entertainment?

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2. Imagine an empty chair in front of you.

1. Think about a relationship in which you are currently experiencing conflict or in which you have an unresolved conflict or issue from the past.
2. Mentally "place" the person with whom you are having conflict in the empty chair. Vividly imagine that personwhat they look like, what they are wearing, and how they would be sitting. "Talk" freely to that person about the conflict.
3. Become that person sitting in the chair and consider how that person would respond to what you had to say. Respond, as if you were the other person, from that person's perspective.

1 pg minimum report that considers the following questions:

• How do you feel now about this conflict? Did the activity being up any conflicts that you had forgotten about, or shed light on unexpected aspects of the relationship?
• What, if any, new understanding of the other person's perspective did this activity bring about?
• Often, Gestalt therapists will have clients put parts of themselves or even objects in the chair. If you were to, what would you place in the chair? What would you hope to gain?