chapter 11 - the advanced group Flashcards
3 things that describe a mature group
self discolsure, feedback and reflection are all increased.
what is subgrouping
splitting off into smaller groups
what causes a subgroup to form
belief that a relationship between 2 is better than a relationship with the whole of the group.
what does making a subgroup often cause
a person seeking to have their needs met rather than have the life changing operations tha tcould occur in group.
how does acting out become resistance
whne one refuses to examine one’s behavior
how can subgrouping help the actual gropu
when that subgroup behavior is brought back into the group and worked through.
how does the leader cause subgroups to form
by being authoritarian or restrictive. this kind of leadersehip causess them to bind together or scapegoating another member.
what is the major difference between a subgroup vs. a group
perspective is shapred by the preassure to maintain the subgroup rather than comitt to the work of therapy inthe bigger group.
what is inclusion
being a part of hte subgroup
what is the major issue with inclusio
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.
when should we forewarn against subgroups
as early as possible.
why should group members not become intimate
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.
what is exclusion
those not in the subgroups.
how do we share ethical dilemmas with the group on our end
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.
when can subgroup be helpful
when the goals of the subgroup line up with the goals of the major group.
whom neeeds to learn tos peak with a level of assertion the most
women that have been abused
what is projective identificiation
the things that we don’t like in ourselves are put into (projected) another
what is the first step to working with hostility or conflict
make the aggression visible.
what is the major therapeutic factor to work through conflict
group cohesion.
what is a mascot for a group
the member that isn’t taken seriously. this jeopardizes group cohesion. `
what is a key emotion to help clients better undrstand one another
empathy
what helps empathy
knowing the other person’s story.
does conflict ever stop in a group
no. there will always be some conflict. the trick is to find the right balance that the group will be able to tolerate/survive.
what is more common: for the therapist to have to deliberatly bring about conflict or to keep conflict in check?
keep conflict in check
what are the 2 steps to using conflict in therapy
1- experience (expression of he affect) 2- reflect upon that experience.
what is done in the reflection/processing part of conflictc
space is made to explore how they contributed to the conflict together.
how can a person tolerate negative feedback better
by bringing it back to their therapeutic goals so that they can see that feedback is necessary to grow.
what kind of level of conflict should a therapist step in
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”
what is the most important thing to do with one’s anger
feeling angry is fine, but it’s all about how you express it.
what comes first: self acceptance or acceptance from otehrs
acceptance from others.
what does self disclosure do for popularity
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.
what ist he process level of exploration that a leader should recognize from self disclosure
whom is the person disclosing to in the group and why
what is hot processing vs. cold processing
hot processing is processing in the here and now and cold processing is processing in the then an dthere.
what affects group cohesion more strongly in terms of self disclosure - here and now or then and there
here and now (hot processing) disclosure
what is the best way to get a client to reveal a big secret
pull them aside individually and ask how you can provide assistance to them
what slows a person that discloses too much
have them focus on horiztonal disclosure (how it feels to disclose) vs. vertical disclosure (deep disclosure)
what is a termination as a positive aspect
a boundary experience - the confrontation with limits.
