Group Flashcards
Group leaders are most beneficial, generally, when they replicate the ____________ found individual therapy
common factors (Burlingame, MacKenzie, & Strauss; 2004)
Most theories of change develop within the individual thus applying them to groups may be _________
problematic (Burlingame, MacKenzie, & Strauss; 2004)
Yalom (2005) emphasizes that the specific benefits of group are:
provision of social learning, developing social support, improving social networks, -reducing relapse for clients with recurring issues-adding group therapy to the treatment of women who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Leader should thoughtfully integrate agents of change into group rather than conducting _______ in a group setting
individual therapy (Burlingame, MacKenzie, & Strauss; 2004)
Does group work for everybody the same?
No, not all clients have the same experience in group; self-reflective responders value self-understanding; other directed responders value vicarious learning and altruism and affective responders value acceptance and catharsis (Kivlighan, Coleman, & Anderson, 2000)
Group cohesiveness may bolster group members ____________ to group, and therefore the groupsäó» standards become more salient
attraction (Frank, 1957)
Cohesion predicts ________________
outcome (Burlingame, Fuhriman & Johnson, 2001)
6 predictive factors of group outcome?
(Burlingame, Fuhriman & Johnson, 2001)-Pregroup preparation, -early group structure,-leader interaction, -feedback, -leader modeling, -member emotional expression
What did Burlingame, Fuhriman, & Mosier (2003) find about absolute efficacy of group?
Effect size in meta-analysis of 111 studies was .58, indicating that the average group recipient is better off than 72% of untreated controls
Is individual therapy ever better?
Yes, individual shown superior when groups do not use process principles (Burlingame, MacKenzie, & Strauss; 2004)
What are Yalom’s 11 therapeutic factors (2005)?
oInstillation of hope oUniversality: oImparting information oAltruism: ocorrective recapitulation of primary family group: oDevelopment of socializing techniques: oImitative behavior: oInterpersonal learning: oThe corrective emotional experience: oThe group as a social microcosm: oGroup cohesiveness: oCatharsis: oExistential factors:
What are Yalom’s criteria for exclusion?
NAME?
What are Yalom’s criteria for inclusion?
NAME?
What is Shapiro’s stages of group?
Stages of Groups (Shapiro, Peltz, & Bernadett-Shapiro, 1998)Phase 1: Preparation: determination of group goals and population, members apply for group, screeningPhase 2: Transition: leader specifies ground rule, introductions, silence, there-and-then discussion, long silence, focus on here-and-now processes, leader encourages expression of emotionPhase 3: Treatment (Working; Intervention): internal focus, norms solidified, minority members identified, intensity increases, leader employs therapeutic skills, expression feelings about process and groupPhase 4: Termination: leader announces imminent end of group, invitation to work, trust boost, transfer of training, closing ceremonies, leaderäó»s closing,
Cohesion has 2 dimensions, what are they?
structure and quality (Burlingame, Theobald, & Alonso (2011)
Citation for examples of cohesion?
(Burlingame & Barlow, 1996)
as cohesion increases, what improves?
client outcomes and psycho-distress decreases? (meta-analysis; Burlingame, Theobald, & Alonso, 2011)
Who demonstrated the dodo-bird hypothesis for various group treatments?
Lieberman, Yalom, & Miles (1973)
Smith, Glass, & Miller (1980) demonstrated what about the relative efficacy of group vs. individual?
mode of treatment (group or individual) doesn’t matter
What did Dosh et al (1983) and Nietzel et al (1987) find about the relative efficacy of group vs. individual?
differential effect size in favor of individual therapy. It was criticized for not being completely random in its assignment
