Roles of group members
This group member insists on asking other members inappropriate questions - also known as "peeping tom"
An interrogator
Focus is on acquiring information and skill building.
Psychoeducational
He coined the term group therapy in 1931
Jacob Moreno
This stage is when cohesiveness occurs within the group
Norming
This word means that the group is always changing.
Dynamic
This group member might insist that they were the ones running the group
The Gatekeeper
Also called a working group. Has a specific task to accomplish together.
Task Group
This theorist's work has been classified as a preface to the group movement
Alfred Adler
When tension and conflict occur among group members
Storming
The kind of group member follows whatever any other group member is doing and doesn't take on a leadership role
The Follower
The person in the group that everyone picks on
The scapegoat
Weight Watchers would be described as this kind of group
Self-help or Support Group
He believed that effective group leaders also participate in the group
Gerald Corey p. 283
This is the stage during group where people are getting to know one another aka orientation
Forming
If the last two members of this sort of group quit - you'll have no more group
A closed group
This person thinks that everything is funny and will often offer comic relief to group members.
The Joker
Groups that contain people of the same gender, age, race, and socioeconomic status
Homogenous
He is a famous existentialist therapist and pioneer in the group movement
Irvin Yalom
The termination of a group where group members may feel sadness and assess their time spent together
Adjourning
Members of this kind of group are constantly changing
An open group
This group member will often tell stories not related to the group topic
The Storyteller
Treatment groups where personality reconstruction occurs. Usually found in mental health agencies, clinics, and hospitals.
Psychotherapy
He was the precursor to modern group work and the founder of modern social work.
Gene Adams
When the group is fully functional, and the members feel trusting of the atmosphere and members to a degree
Performing
This group leadership style usually yields the best results because they are so hands-off
Laissez-faire
(french for allow to do)