chapter 11 - the advanced group

Question 1

3 things that describe a mature group

Answer 1

self discolsure, feedback and reflection are all increased.

Question 2

what is subgrouping

Answer 2

splitting off into smaller groups

Question 3

what causes a subgroup to form

Answer 3

belief that a relationship between 2 is better than a relationship with the whole of the group.

Question 4

what does making a subgroup often cause

Answer 4

a person seeking to have their needs met rather than have the life changing operations tha tcould occur in group.

Question 5

how does acting out become resistance

Answer 5

whne one refuses to examine one’s behavior

Question 6

how can subgrouping help the actual gropu

Answer 6

when that subgroup behavior is brought back into the group and worked through.

Question 7

how does the leader cause subgroups to form

Answer 7

by being authoritarian or restrictive. this kind of leadersehip causess them to bind together or scapegoating another member.

Question 8

what is the major difference between a subgroup vs. a group

Answer 8

perspective is shapred by the preassure to maintain the subgroup rather than comitt to the work of therapy inthe bigger group.

Question 9

what is inclusion

Answer 9

being a part of hte subgroup

Question 10

what is the major issue with inclusio

Answer 10

larger group is too complicated for them. allegienance goes from the main group to the subgroup and so does the work. one could break the confidence of a subgroup member if spoken outright in the main group.

Question 11

when should we forewarn against subgroups

Answer 11

as early as possible.

Question 12

why should group members not become intimate

Answer 12

qill always express a higher evaluation for their relationship than their relationship to the group - they will try to not to betray one another and lose sight of their goals.

Question 13

what is exclusion

Answer 13

those not in the subgroups.

Question 14

how do we share ethical dilemmas with the group on our end

Answer 14

share the dilemma by stating our observations and our uneasiness and reluctance to share as a point of modeling and creating cohesion in the group.

Question 15

when can subgroup be helpful

Answer 15

when the goals of the subgroup line up with the goals of the major group.

Question 16

whom neeeds to learn tos peak with a level of assertion the most

Answer 16

women that have been abused

Question 17

what is projective identificiation

Answer 17

the things that we don’t like in ourselves are put into (projected) another

Question 18

what is the first step to working with hostility or conflict

Answer 18

make the aggression visible.

Question 19

what is the major therapeutic factor to work through conflict

Answer 19

group cohesion.

Question 20

what is a mascot for a group

Answer 20

the member that isn’t taken seriously. this jeopardizes group cohesion. `

Question 21

what is a key emotion to help clients better undrstand one another

Answer 21

empathy

Question 22

what helps empathy

Answer 22

knowing the other person’s story.

Question 23

does conflict ever stop in a group

Answer 23

no. there will always be some conflict. the trick is to find the right balance that the group will be able to tolerate/survive.

Question 24

what is more common: for the therapist to have to deliberatly bring about conflict or to keep conflict in check?

Answer 24

keep conflict in check

Question 25

what are the 2 steps to using conflict in therapy

Answer 25

1- experience (expression of he affect) 2- reflect upon that experience.

Question 26

what is done in the reflection/processing part of conflictc

Answer 26

space is made to explore how they contributed to the conflict together.

Question 27

how can a person tolerate negative feedback better

Answer 27

by bringing it back to their therapeutic goals so that they can see that feedback is necessary to grow.

Question 28

what kind of level of conflict should a therapist step in

Answer 28

even if metaphorical - whereas a person will “self harm” themsleves in some way as a poitn of saying “look at what you have done to me/ made me do”

Question 29

what is the most important thing to do with one’s anger

Answer 29

feeling angry is fine, but it’s all about how you express it.

Question 30

what comes first: self acceptance or acceptance from otehrs

Answer 30

acceptance from others.

Question 31

what does self disclosure do for popularity

Answer 31

correlates with therapy outcome. those that do most of hte disclosure in teh beginning are more likely to be popular. and we disclose more to those that we like.

Question 32

what ist he process level of exploration that a leader should recognize from self disclosure

Answer 32

whom is the person disclosing to in the group and why

Question 33

what is hot processing vs. cold processing

Answer 33

hot processing is processing in the here and now and cold processing is processing in the then an dthere.

Question 34

what affects group cohesion more strongly in terms of self disclosure - here and now or then and there

Answer 34

here and now (hot processing) disclosure

Question 35

what is the best way to get a client to reveal a big secret

Answer 35

pull them aside individually and ask how you can provide assistance to them

Question 36

what slows a person that discloses too much

Answer 36

have them focus on horiztonal disclosure (how it feels to disclose) vs. vertical disclosure (deep disclosure)

Question 37

what is a termination as a positive aspect

Answer 37

a boundary experience - the confrontation with limits.