Communication and Interaction Patterns
What is the term for the process of exchanging verbal and nonverbal messages in a group
What is Communication
What term describes the emotional bonds that form between group members?
Group cohesion
What is the first stage of group development where members are just getting to know each other?
Forming
This kind of leadership skill includes providing advice, suggestions, and instructions to group members.
What are action skills?
True or False: Use of power can have both negative and positive consequences.
What is true?
 What type of communication pattern occurs when all group members participate equally?
Free-floating communication
Groups develop informal roles, such as leader, mediator, or challenger. These roles contribute to what aspect of group dynamics?
What is social integration?
Which stage of group development is characterized by conflict as members assert opinions?
Storming
This kind of leadership skill includes being expressive and responding to group members.
What are facilitation skills?
This type of power reflects how the group members view the workers ability to lead?
What is Attributed power?
A group with strong bonds that discourages dissent may fall into this decision-making trap.
what is group think?
What is a potential danger of excessive group cohesion?
Groupthink, where dissenting opinions are suppressed
During which stage do group members develop trust, define roles, and establish norms?
Norming
This kind of leadership skill includes requesting info and asking questions to group members.
What are data skills?
This type of leadership has high participation from leaders, but low participation from members?
What is authoritarian?
Power imbalances, exclusion, and ineffective communication are examples of these group challenges.
What are poor group dynamics
Name two factors that contribute to strong group cohesion.
Shared goals, trust, positive group norms, effective leadership
In which stage does the group become highly productive and effectively work toward its goals?
Performing
This leadership skill creates connections between what group members say, and the meanings behind what is said, acknowledges hidden agendas, and communicates themes behind their words and actions.
What is synthesizing?
In this type of leadership developed in 1978 by Burns, this type of leadership includes a leader who is competent, trustworthy, inspirational, motivational, stimulating and knows how to individualize members.
What is transformational leadership?
The three elements that shape social integration in a group.
What are norms, roles, and status hierarchies
What role does social integration play in group cohesion?
It helps maintain order and structure through norms, roles, and status hierarchies
What happens in the final stage, and how should a social worker facilitate this transition?
Adjourning members reflect on achievements, experience closure, and plan for the future; social workers should encourage discussion on group impact and provide support for transition
This skill refers to having group members act out situations with one another to understand and improve skills to respond to situations.
What is role playing?
These two traits are what make an effective group leader and help establish legitimacy amongst their group.
What is being competent and trustworthy?