Group Counseling & Group Work #1 Flashcards
Prior to the 1960s, most counseling took place in ____________ ____________.
Dyadic relationships
The practice of group leaders putting members in smaller groups during experiential activities is called ____________.
Pairing
Three core traits of a group are:
- A defined membership
- Some degree of unity and interaction
- A shared purpose
A ____________ can be defined as a cluster of people in a recognizable unit or three or more people who meet with a conscious cause or purpose.
Group
The term “group therapy” was coined in 1931 by ____________ ____________.
Jacob Moreno
The first mutual aid self-help support group, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was founded in ____________ by Bill Wilson and Bob Smith.
1935
The work of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________ ____________ has been classified as a precursor to the group movement.
Alfred Adler and Jesse Buttrick Davis
In group therapy, a ____________ group attempts to stop a problem before it occurs and typically stresses a healthy lifestyle or teaches coping strategies.
Primary
Group processes are often classified into one of three types. They are:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
Primary groups are also sometimes labeled as ____________ groups.
Prevention
In a ____________ group, a problem is present, but not usually severe and the group works to reduce the severity or duration of the problem.
Secondary
A ____________ group, deals more with individual difficulties that are more serious and long-standing.
Tertiary
When a group is classified as secondary, it implies that ____________.
A difficulty or disturbance is present.
When two counselors are used in a group setting the procedure is known as ____________ or ____________.
Co-facilitation or co-leadership
A ____________ group is more likely to deal with severe pathology.
Tertiary
____________ _____________ are explicit and implicit rules which tell group members how to behave and how not to behave in a given situation.
Group norms
Group therapy initially flourished in the United States due to ____________.
A shortage of individual therapists during World War II
_____________ _____________ refers to the specific material discussed in a group setting.
Group content
_____________ _____________ refers to analyzing the group communications, interactions, and transactions or the way in which group discussions takes place.
Group process
____________, also sometimes called laboratory training groups or
sensitivity groups, focus on human relations processes between personnel in a business setting.
T-groups (aka training groups)
_____________ _____________ refers to forces that bind group members together and describes a sense of caring for the group and one’s fellow members.
Group cohesiveness
George Gazda proposes a typology of three distinctive types of groups, they are:
- Guidance groups
- Counseling groups
- Psychotherapy groups
In present day, guidance groups are more commonly referred to as ____________ groups.
Psycheducation
According to Gazda, a ____________ group is mainly preventative, provides instruction about a potential problem, and is typically time-limited.
Guidance
In the context of group work, the word ____________ is used when the problem is more severe and more individual work is needed for a longer duration.
Therapy
