05a_Group Therapy Flashcards
Group Psychotherapy: Yalom’s Formative Stages
First Stage: Key Terms
Orientation
Hesitant Participation
Search for meaning
Dependency
Group Psychotherapy
First Stage: Communication Style
Stereotyped
Restricted
Rational
Group Psychotherapy
First Stage: Group Dynamics
Members tend to talk directly to leader
Members look to leader for approval and acceptance
Group Psychotherapy:
Second Stage: Key Terms
Conflict
Dominance
Rebellion
Group Psychotherapy:
Second Stage: Group Dynamics
Members establish preferred amount of initiative and power
Control hierarchy/social pecking order emerges
Advice is replaced by criticism and negative comments
Some members may express hostility toward therapist as a result of resistance
Group Psychotherapy: Formative Stages
Third Stage: Key Function
Development of Cohesiveness
Group Psychotherapy: Formative Stages
Third Stage: Chief Concerns
Unity
Intimacy
Closeness
Group Psychotherapy: Formative Stages
Third Stage: Group Dynamics
Increased trust and self-disclosure
Improved attendance
Members show concern when other member is absent
Group Psychotherapy:
Cohesiveness
The client’s relationship to the group therapist, other group members, and the group as a whole
Yalom: Most critical aspect of group therapy
Group Psychotherapy:
Analogue of Cohesiveness in Individual Therapy
Therapist-client relationship
Group Psychotherapy:
Proposed Curative Factors
Installation of hope
Universality
Altruism
Interpersonal learning
Self understanding and insight
Existential learning
Catharsis
Group cohesiveness
Family reenactment
Guidance
Identification
Group Psychotherapy:
Most Important Curative Factors
As rated by group members
Interpersonal input
Catharsis
Self-understanding
Cohesiveness
Group Psychotherapy:
Three Roles of Therapist
Creation and Maintenance of the Group
Culture Building
Activation and Illumination of the Here-and-Now
Group Psychotherapy: Role of Therapist
Creation and Maintenance of the Group
Initially organize group
Minimize threats to cohesiveness
e.g., absences, tardiness, subgrouping
Group Psychotherapy: Role of Therapist
Culture Building: Main Goals
Provide explicit/implicit directives of appropriate behavior
Establish norms
