Group Counseling and Group Work Flashcards

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The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by who?

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Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama. Group therapy flourished in the 1940’s due to a shortage of individual therapists during World War II.

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Who can be described as a preface to the group movement?

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Jesse B. Davis - Grand Rapids principal, pioneer in school guidance counseling - his work resulted in the National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA) now the National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Alfred Adler (Individual Psychology) - engaged in group therapy in the 1920's at his child guidance facilites
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Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary groups

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Primary - Prevention and healthy lifestyle and coping strategies
Secondary - problem or disturbance present but not severe
Tertiary - deals more with individual difficulties that are serious and more longstanding

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Group Content vs. Process

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Content - what the group is discussing

Process - analyzing the communications, interactions, and transaction within the group

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Difference between guidance (psychoeducational), counseling group, and psychotherapy therapy

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psychoeducational - primary group, mainly preventative
counseling- focuses more on conscious concerns, less structure than guidance/psychoeducational group
psychotherapy- problem is more severe (tertiary group), longer duration, more individual work

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Structured Exercises vs. Unstructured Exercises

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Unstructured exercises are more effective than structured exercises

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The Risky Shift Phenomenon

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dispels the myth that groups are more conservative. Group behavior shifts more toward social norm than an individual decision prior to group

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The Risky Shift Phenomenon

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dispels the myth that groups are more conservative. Group behavior shifts more toward social norm than an individual decision prior to group

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T-Group

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Training Group- highly structured, focus on specific topic or theme (eg. assertiveness, stress management, coping with test anxiety)ji

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The social isolate group member

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A negative group role often referred to as the “silent one”. Receives little or no attention, generally feel afraid to reach out or reach out and are genuinely rejected

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Group Development is usually expressed in terms of…

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Theories of Group Stages

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The initial group stage is characterized by…

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Approach-Avoidance behavior - attracted and repelled by the same goal. You want to meet group members but are scared by the thought of rejection.

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Sociogram

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graphically displays group members’ affiliations and interactions

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Intrapersonal Approach

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vertical approach/intervention, working with one individual in the group and counseling. Less here-and-now

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Interpersonal Approach

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Horizontal approach/intervention, focuses on group relationships, processes, tasks, and interactions. Here-and-now

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