Group therapy

Question 1

Classic group counseling

Answer 1

George Gazda

Question 2

George Gazda

Answer 2

dynamic interaction between collections of individuals

commonly agreed on purpose

Question 3

advantages of group counseling

Answer 3

people learn in social context
experience social support
source of new behaviors
learn counseling skills
peer confrontation
play a variety of roles
group norms develop
replicates everyday role
safe place for new skills

Question 4

goals of group counseling

Answer 4

learn to trust self and others
self knowledge
recognize commonality
find way to resolve conflict
increase self direction
learn effective social skills
sensitive to other’s needs
confront appropriately
clarify expectations, goals,values
specific plan for changing certain behaviors

Question 5

types of group counseling

Answer 5

guidance
counseling
psychotherapy
psychoeducation
structured
self-help
T-group (training group)
Task/work groups

Question 6

group dynamics

Answer 6

development and interaction of the forces inherent between and among members of a group

Question 7

group dynamics/ how the group behaves

Answer 7

roles members play
goals of the group
norms of the members adopt
can go positive to negative

Question 8

Group content

Answer 8

Subject under discussion or process

Question 9

Process

Answer 9

how the interaction or discussion is occurring
the leader has to model it

Question 10

during what time did group therapy become prevalent?

Answer 10

WWII

Question 11

process results

Answer 11

examining the meaning of an experience with its attendant feelings which leads to affective learning and development of trust in the group

Question 12

group session order

Answer 12

warm up (ice breaker)
action
closure

Question 13

What opportunities does group provide its members?

Answer 13

builds: different perspectives, positive self-image, understanding/sensitivity for others, and communication/coping skills

Question 14

cohesive group

Answer 14

members find the group attractive and provides them a feeling of belonging and inclusion

Question 15

Which of the following characteristics shows an individual is appropriate for group therapy?

Answer 15

a. has limited awareness of own behavior, feelings, and motivations
b. is in a state of crisis
c. psychologically and verbally sophisticated
d. has problems related to extreme depression or withdrawal, contact with reality, brain damage, etc.

Question 16

Which is not one of Tuckman’s stages?

Answer 16

a. forming
b. conforming
c. performing
d. adjourning
e. None of the above

Question 17

What’s the correct order of Corey and Corey’s stages?

Answer 17

a. pre-group forming/screening, initial stage, transition stage, working stage, termination stage
b. initial stage, pre-group forming/screening, transition stage, working stage, termination stage
c. pre-group, initial stage, working stage, termination stage, transition stage

Question 18

Which of Yalom’s stages is similar to Corey’s Transition stage?

Answer 18

Conflict, Dominance and Rebellion Stage: “top-bottom stage”

Question 19

Name and describe GARLAND, JONES AND KOLODNY stages

Answer 19

First Stage: Preaffiliation
-Same characteristics as Corey Initial Stage
-Leader responsibility at this stage is to provide support and help members identify principles and processes of their work

Second Stage: Power and Conflict -Same as Corey Transition Stage

Third Stage: Intimacy
-This and fourth stage are same as Corey Working Stage

Fourth Stage: Differentiation/Developing Group Identity
-”Core of Group’s Life”
-Sense of group identity
-Awareness of group processes and willingness to bring up issues of
group functioning to be resolved
-Leader role is to support group process and help group attain its goals

Fifth Stage: Separation
-Same as Corey Termination Stage
-Leader role is helping members with goals for future and assessing
experience

Question 20

How many types of groups are there? Name them.

Answer 20

1. COUNSELING GROUP
   -Relatively full functioning members with mild decision making or situational
   problems. exploration and growth oriented
2. PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP
   -More intensive and longer duration, entails remediation, skills and resources,
   and reconstruction of personality because members have more serious psychological problems
3. PERSONAL GROWTH GROUP
   -Mainly focused on developmental issues and life transitions (similar to Counseling group), little attention paid to individual personality traits
4. SELF HELP GROUP
   -Voluntary associations of non professionals with common needs or issues, no real leader (12 step and others)
5. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL GROUP
   -Members have theme/issue in common and work on awareness and understanding through discussion and educational information about the issue
6. T-GROUP (TRAINING GROUP)
   -Helps individual develop skills needed to interact effectively and gain self
   awareness concerning their behavior and its meaning in social context (consciousness raising), often found in business settings

Question 21

what’s a sociogram?

Answer 21

is sometimes used to identify alliances and assess whether they are healthy or unhealthy for group

Question 22

cohesion

Answer 22

not automatic
occurs when group members take risks including self-disclosure, drop defenses, and make commitments to each other