Founders
The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by
Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama
Group content is ___, group process is ____
content is what the group discusses, such as specific problems or topics, while process is how the group discusses it, including the dynamics, communication patterns, and emotional atmosphere
___ groups offer membership at any time, ___ groups allow no new members after the group begins
Open groups, closed groups
Scapegoat
The person everyone blames
A client would likely feel most suspicious of others in the ___ stage
group formation/exploratory stage
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Positive valence according to Kurt Lewin
Name the three leadership styles of group
Which type is the most desirable?
Autocratic, democratic, and laissez faire
Democratic
Energizer
The person who stimulates energy and positivity into the group
A hierarchy or pecking order among members occurs in ____
the storming stage/conflict stage
Which theorists prefaced the group movement? (2)
Alfred Adler (individual psychology)
Jesse B. Davis (first school guidance counselor)
_____ exercises are LESS effective than ____ exercises
Structured exercises are less effective than unstructured exercises as too much structure may cause group stages to be passed over
Coleaders are likely to work at cross purposes if they do not ______
meet between group sessions (causing them to be unaligned in agenda or goals)
Interrogator
Asks a never-ending string of innapropriate questions
Strategies that approach the group as a whole are called ____ interventions
Horizontal interventions
Addressing individuals within a group is called vertical interventions
Group therapy initially flourished due to
A shortage of individual therapists in WWII
the tendency for groups to make riskier decisions than the average individual in the group would make on their own
Risky Shift Phenomenon
An effective adult counseling group has __-__ members
5-8 members
Storyteller
Someone who monopolizes time by telling endless stories, shifting the focus to them
Tuckman and Jensen's five stages of group (OR)
Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
The study of group operations is often called
Group Dynamics
What are primary, secondary, and tertiary groups?
Primary groups focus on prevention, aiming to prevent a problem before it occurs. Secondary groups address less severe, existing problems to reduce their impact or length. Tertiary groups deal with severe, long-standing individual difficulties, often requiring significant personality change or rehabilitation
True or false: An effective counseling group for children has less members than an adult group
True!
Gatekeeper
tries to make sure everyone is participating and doing their task (may secretly want to lead the group)
Yalom's four stages of group
Orientation, conflict, cohesion, termination