Therapeutic Factors
Group Cohesiveness
The Therapist:
Basic Tasks
Forming A Group:
Considerations
Forming A Group
100
The therapeutic experience is divided into this many primary factors
What is 11
100
There is evidence that certain clients may obtain greater benefit from this type of therapy than from other approaches
What is group therapy
100
Creation and maintenance of the group, building a group culture, and activation of the here-and-now are these
What are the three fundamental tasks
100
Deciding how many people should be in a group
What is group size
100
Setting expectations, establishing group rules and procedures, role preparation, and skill building is part of this
What is pregroup preparation
200
This factor is crucial to keeping the client in therapy, and that faith in treatment can be beneficial
What is Instillation of Hope
200
In group cohesiveness, the affective sharing of one's inner world and this, seem to be of paramount importance
What is acceptance by others
200
These are shaped by both the expectations of the group and the behavior of the therapist
What are norms
200
determining how often and for how long a group should meet
What is frequency and duration of meetings
200
When interviews are impractical, this could provide a potential member a way to determine if the group is right for them
What is pregroup session
300
Contrary to explicit didactic instruction from the therapist, this occurs from members in every therapy group.
What is Direct Advice
300
During American Group Psychotherapy Association Institute training programs, positive outcomes may well be mediated by interpersonal communication and this
What is self-disclosure
300
Therapists shape group norms through social engineering and the example they set in their own group. This is known as
What is model-setting participant
300
determining how many weeks or months a group should be
What is length of a group
300
Group leaders are more likely to give a meaningful group experience if they are this
What is prepared
400
When a member of a group gains from giving, and not just in receiving
What is Altruism
400
"The client is increasingly free in expressing his feelings" is part of the characteristic process that was first introduced by this psychologist
Who is Carl Rogers
400
The one great consensus that all group therapists agree on
What is self-disclosure
400
deciding where the group should gather
What is place for group meetings
400
shared responsibility for leading a group occurs when the group has one of these
What is a coleader
500
This occurs when therapists influence the communicational patterns in their groups by modeling certain behaviors; ie. self-disclosure or support.
What is Imitative Behavior
500
by definition, this refers to the attraction that members have for their group and for the other members.
What is cohesiveness
500
A group is most effective when it is important to
What are it's members
500
having groups that anyone can join at any time, or having groups with a predetermined number of sessions per member
What is open versus closed groups
500
Procedures that govern a group are known as these
What are ground rules