Yalom's Therapeutic Factors
How many therapeutic factors does Yalom have?
11
The group becomes a substitute family that significantly resembles—and improves upon—the family of origin.
Corrective recapitulation of the primary family
Group Cohesiveness refers to:
Forces which tend to bind group members together
Group members assume roles within a group. Which of the following is not a group role?
Defensive member
Quiet member
The monopolizer
The reactive schizophrenia
The reactive schizophrenia
For the group member to engage in the group work, and to ensure the group member experiences positive therapy outcomes, the group member needs what:
Hope
New members or those in despair may be particularly encouraged by others' positive outcomes.
Installation of hope
Research shows that therapists exert a powerful influence on the communication patterns of group members by modeling certain behaviors. Over time, members pick up these behaviors and incorporate them. This earns them increasingly positive feedback from others, enhancing their self-esteem and emotional growth.
Imitative behavior
What is the purpose of group norms:
They govern acceptable behavior and ground rules.
A group leader who utilizes an abundance of structured exercises is:
Unaware of how to facilitate a therapy group
Is running an unstructured group
Is attempting to speed up interaction among members
Is trying to make the group about themselves
Is attempting to speed up interaction among members
When a client shares details of their experience, what type of disclosure are you observing?
Vertical disclosure
Enormous relief often accompanies the recognition that they are not alone; this is a unique benefit of group therapy.
Universality
Group members offer feedback to one another about the appropriateness of the other's behavior. While this may be painful, the directness and honesty with which it is offered can provide much-needed behavioral correction and thus improve relationships both within and outside the group.
Socializing techniques
If you are trapped in a dilemma, what is the best approach to get yourself out of the dilemma in group therapy:
Share your dilemma
Never share your dilemma
Talk about your dilemma with your friends
Share your dilemma
Most experts in the field of group counseling would agree that the most important trait for group members is the ability:
To open up
To listen
To trust
To convey empathy
To trust
Combined therapy is when:
Treatment in both individual and group therapy
An essential component of many therapy groups is increasing members' knowledge and understanding of a common problem. This makes them increasingly able to help others with the same or similar issues.
Imparting information
The trust and openness that develops among members of a therapy group, however, permits exploration of these fundamental issues (i.e., death, isolation, freedom, meaninglessness) and can help members develop an acceptance of complex realities.
Existential factors
Which client would most likely be the poorest choice for a group member?
A third-year student who is suicidal
A second-year student with anxiety and depression
A graduate student with a vocal tic
A freshman with obsessive-compulsive behaviors
A third-year student who is suicidal
What is the primary prerequisite for the successful management of conflict:
Member attitudes
Member feelings
Cohesiveness
Aggressiveness
Cohesiveness
(______________________), also known as a schema, consists of the individual’s beliefs about himself, the way he makes sense of relationship cues, and the ensuing interpersonal behavior (i.e., the type of behavior he draws from others).
Internal Working Model
Group therapy offers its members a unique opportunity: the chance to help others. Helping others is a powerful therapeutic tool that significantly enhances members' self-esteem and self-worth.
Altruism
Belonging, acceptance, and approval are the most essential and universal human needs. This can be a decisive healing factor as individuals replace their feelings of isolation and separateness with a sense of belonging.
Cohesiveness
Group content refers to material discussed in a group setting. Group process refers to:
The analysis of the unconscious
The analysis of the ego
The ability to improve our coping skills
The manner in which discussions and transactions occur
The manner in which discussions and transactions occur
Most experts would agree that overall:
Structured exercises are more effective than unstructured techniques
Structured exercises are less effective than unstructured techniques
All well-trained therapists favor structured exercises over unstructured techniques
Ethical guidelines must forbid unstructured techniques because they can be dangerous to the depressed or anxious client.
Structured exercises are less effective than unstructured techniques
Conjoint therapy is when:
Treatment by different providers in group and individual