12 Principles by Yalom Flashcards
The 12 Principles
- Universality
- Altruism
- Installation of Hope
- Imparting informartion
- Corrective recapitulation of primary family
- Development of socializing techniques
- Imitative behavior
- Cohesion
- Existential factors
- Catharsis
- Interpersonal learning
- Self-understanding
Universality
no group member is alone, recognition of shared experiences and feelings
Altruism
being able to help others heightens self-esteem and interpersonal skills
Installation of Hope
seeing that others overcome their problems gives hope
Imparting information
sharing knowledge and expereinces can be therapeutic
Corrective reacpiutlation of primary family
can see some group members as family members/ siblings - by working through their stuff and achieving another ending can be a corrective experience
Development of socialzing techniques
trying out new interpersonal skills in the group can help refine social skills
Imitative behavior
learn new skills through modelling others
Cohesion
sense that they belong to a group and are accepted
Existential factors
members take on responsibility for their own lives and the decisions theyve made
Catharsis
emotional release in group can be helpful
Interpersonal learning
- at the hear of yaloms theory
members achieve greater self-awareness by receiving feedback on how they are being perceived
Self-understanding
understand themselves by gaining a better appreciation of how their behaviors can affect interpersonal relationships
Strongest Predictor of outcome
Group cohesion
Group Predictors of outcome
- group cohesion
- constructive therapeutic environemnt
- flow of the group through the stages
- level of involvement of members
- ability of group to do therapeutic work
