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| What are the defining characterisitics that make a group a group? |
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Definition
Groups have
1. a membership that can be defined
2. some degree of unity and interaction
3. a shared purpose |
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| Who coined the term group therapy in 1931? |
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Definition
| Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama |
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| What is the basic purpose for primary groups? |
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Definition
| Preventive in nature and attempt to ward off problems |
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| What are the 3 classifications of groups and describe each |
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Definition
1. Primary Group: stresses a healthy lifestyle and coping strategies-preventative in nature
2. Secondary Group: A problem or disturbance is present, but not severe.
3. Tertiary Group: deals with more individual difficulties that are more severe and longstanding. |
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| What is the term for group rules that govern acceptable behavior? |
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| When and why did group therapy flourish in the US? |
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Definition
| There was a shortage of individual therapists during WWII when soldiers were returning with psychological problems due to the war. |
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Term
| What is the difference between group process and group content? |
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Definition
| Group content is the material or the WHAT discussed in a group. Group process is the manner or the HOW something is dicussed in a group. |
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| In regard to groups, what is another term to describe the forces which tend to bind group members together? |
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| What theorist is associated with the term cohesiveness and what did this person call this binding force between group members? |
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Definition
| Kurt Lewin. He referred to group cohesiveness as "positive valence" |
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Term
| Who proposed that there are 3 types of groups known as guidance, counseling, and psychotherapy? |
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Term
| According to most experts, which is more effective: structured exercises or unstructured techniques? |
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Definition
| Unstructured techniques because it prevents members from depending TOO MUCH on the leader for progress. |
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Term
| What is a possible disadvantage of group work? |
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Definition
| The therapist can be too focused on the group process causes individual issues to not be properly examined. |
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Term
| What is the "risky shift phenomenon"? |
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Definition
| A term used to describe the often accurate observation that group decision is less conservative than the individual member's decision prior to group discussion. ( |
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Term
| What does the "t" in T-group stand for? |
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| What is is a T-group also known as? |
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Definition
| laboratory training group or sensitivity group |
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| What is the focus of T-groups? |
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Definition
| Human relation processes between personnel in a business setting |
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Term
| true or false? Assertiveness training groups are behavioristic and unstructured. |
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Definition
| False---they are behavioristic and HIGHLY STRUCTURED |
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Term
| What is the difference between and support group and a self help group? |
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Definition
| A support group is conducted by an organization (like AA or Weightwatchers) and may charge fees. A self help group has neither of those features. |
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Term
| What types of clients are usually not a good fit for group work? |
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Definition
| individuals that are hostile, suicidal or act otu aggressively, paranoid clients, psychotic individuals, and those that are totally self centered. |
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Term
| What are some characterstics of individuals that do well in group work? |
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Definition
| Individuals who are verbal, open to feedback from others, and believe in group therapy. |
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Term
Most experts believe that the most important trait for group members to possess is the ability to trust.
True or False?
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Term
| What is the difference between open and closed groups? |
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Definition
| Open groups have a rotating membership--folks can come in at any point during the group life. Closed groups have a closed door policy--no new members are allowed to join after the group has started for the life of the group. |
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Term
| Although it seems the opposite, why is the number of peopl in an open group more stable thatn a closed group? |
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Definition
| If members of a closed group leave, they are not replaced. Because an open group allows new members at any point, members that leave can be replaced. |
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Term
| What does it mean when one speaks of group homogeneity? |
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Definition
| The group members are very similar or alike---the problems are similar. |
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Term
| What is the term used to describe a group that has members that are very different --either different problems, cultures, or more dissimilarities---that seems to be more like the microcosm of society? |
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Term
| What does it mean to believe that group promote universality or mutuality? |
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Definition
| We are not the only ones in the world with a given problem. |
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Term
| What are 3 basic leadership styles? |
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Definition
1. autocratic (authoritarian)
2. democratic
3. laissez faire |
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Term
| Who conducted the classic study regarding leadership styles in 1939 and what was the importance of this study? |
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Definition
Lewin, Lippitt, & White
This study demonstrated that leadership styles do make a difference. |
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Term
| What have effective leaders discovered improves group participation even when members are resistant? |
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Definition
| the leader modeling appropriate behaviors |
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Term
| What is a leader who focuses on the here and now also known as? |
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| What are some benefits of coleadership of a group? |
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Definition
| the group can go own even if one leader is absent, two leaders are better able to focus on group dynamics, and leaders can process their feelings in between sessions with one another. |
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Term
| When can coleadership become a problem? |
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Definition
| When the coleaders are working against one another, leaders have intimate relationships with one another, and leaders question one another's competence. |
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Term
| What do experts feel is appropriate and adequate duration fro group meetings? |
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Definition
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| What is it important for an adept group leader to do? (think basic safety) |
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Definition
| Attempt to safeguard clients against risk and work to reduce risks and dangers. |
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Term
| What does the term ambivalent transference mean? |
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Definition
| A client will treat a therapist with ambivalence like he or she would anyone viewed as an authority figure. |
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Term
| What is the study of group operations called? |
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Definition
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| Why is important to create an operational definition? |
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Definition
| It gives the concrete steps necessary for others to be able to duplicate your actions. |
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Term
| What is believe to be a common weakness in groups? |
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Definition
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Term
| What do some therapist disagree with the term "unstructured group" |
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Definition
| a group cannot NOT have a structure |
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Term
| Name common group roles of members |
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Definition
1. scapegoat
2. gatekeeper
3. energizer
4. follower
5. interrogator
6. social isolate
7. harmonizer
8 storyteller
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Term
| How do group sepcialist classify group roles? |
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Definition
1. task roles
2. maintenance roles
3. self-serving roles |
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Term
| What is a way that a group leader can aboate conflict between group members? |
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Definition
| Assign a task that the members must work together to accomplish. |
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Term
| What is role conflict in a group? |
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Definition
| Happens when there is a discrpeancy between how a member is expected to behave and how he or she actually behaves |
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Term
| Name the babasic stages of group development. |
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Definition
1. Initial Stage
2. Transition Stage
3. Working Stage
4. Termination or Separation Stage |
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Term
| There are many theories of group stage development. what were the 5 stages identified by Tuckman and Jensen in 1977? |
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Definition
1. Forming
2. Norming
3. Storming
4. Performing
5. Adjourning |
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Term
| What is ecological planning? |
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Definition
| Term used to describe the process of obtaining information to determine whether a group is the best form of treatment and then to decide the exact nature of the group experience. |
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Term
| What is the diagram used to better understand the dynamics between subgroups and members? |
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Definition
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| What is it called when a group leader asks each member to recapitulate what he or she ahs learned during a given session? |
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Definition
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Term
| What types of interventions do interpersonal group leaders favor? |
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Definition
| here and now interventions |
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Term
| Who created the "group work grid" model and what are the 4 intervention levels of this model? |
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Definition
1. individual
2.Interpersonal
3.Organizational
4. Community |
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Term
| What are three factors that influence interpersonal attraction? |
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Definition
1. close proximity
2. physical attraction
3. similar beliefs |
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