Types of Groups (Psychoeducational, Psychotherapy, or Work/Task Group)
In this type of group, interventions are meant to lessen psychological distress, reduce maladaptive behavior, and encourage adaptive behavior.
Psychotherapy Group
He created Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Aaron Beck
They developed Gestalt Therapy.
Fritz and Laura Perls
For this birth order, attitudes, personalities, and leisure activities influenced more by older siblings than by parents. They to take more risks than the older sibling
Second-Borns
According to Adler, this is the unique ways (patterns) one handles problems and interpersonal relations.
Style of Life
•This type of group has a structured design and its' main purpose is the dissemination of relevant new material and emphasizes the use of meaningful experiential activities
Psychoeducational Group
In CBT, this type of cognitive distorting involves taking a single incident or point in time and using it as the sole piece of evidence for a broad conclusion.
Overgeneralization
When you don’t perform perfectly in some area, then you may see yourself as a total failure instead of simply recognizing that you may be unskilled in one area. In CBT, this is an example of what kind of cognitive distortion
Polarized thinking / Black-and-white thinking
According to Adler, this birth order position tends to be intellectually mature and has an unusual interest in maintaining order and authority
They often become good organizers, conscientious and scrupulous about detail, authoritarian and conservative in attitude
First-Borns
In CBT, this cognitive distortion occurs when the individual is expecting that the worst will happen or has happened, based on an incident that is nowhere near as catastrophic as it is made out to be.
Catastrophizing
This group's emphasis is on completion of some group goal that is not specific to an individual’s education, growth, or development. These groups often have a sudden end.
Work/Task Group
In this theory, cognitive restructuring is a central technique. Group members learn how to identify and dispute their faulty ways of thinking.
REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy)
In REBT group leaders begin by teaching group members the A-B-C theory. The "B" stands for _______.
Beliefs
According to Adler, this birth order position matures early, manifests adult behaviors and attitudes, and learns to neither to share nor compete
Only Child
Thought this narrative therapy technique, therapists help clients develop their story gives them an opportunity to discover meaning, find healing, and establish or re-establish an identity, all integral factors for success in therapy. Clients explore their experiences to find alterations to their story or make a whole new one.
Re-authoring” or “Re-storying”
These groups are often “run” by untrained individuals. There is little relevance in attending to interpersonal relationships within the group.
Work/Task Group
In this group therapy, the members construct a list of ‘as if’ behaviors that are indicative of how the member will act as he or she moves toward his or her desired goals.
Adlerian Therapy
In this group therapy, inferiority feelings are a constant motivating force in all behavior and are the source of all human striving.
Adlerian Therapy
According to Adler, children in this birth order position can be excessively pampered and, as they grow older, may retain the helplessness and dependency of childhood.
Youngest Child
This is the foundational building block on which all other aspects of group dynamics rest. The group leader must develop this with every member within the group.
In this group, the leader is in the role of technical expert. The leader imparts knowledge of the psychological process, asks probing questions, and uses specific therapeutic techniques such as guided imagery, hypnotherapy, making the rounds, psychodrama, sculpting, and bibliotherapy.
Psychotherapy Group
This type of cognitive distortion involves expecting that any sacrifice or self-denial will pay off. Results in feelings of bitterness when we do not receive our reward.
Heaven’s Reward Fallacy
In this theory, separating a person from their problematic or destructive behavior is a vital part of treatment.
Narrative Therapy
Children in this birth order position, often play the role of leader, teacher, tutor, and disciplinarian, expected by parents to help care for younger siblings.
First-Borns
In narrative therapy, these are culturally generated stories about how life should go. They are used to coordinate social behavior: how married people should act, what happiness looks like, how to be successful, etc.
Dominate Discourses