Group Work Flashcards

1
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Prior to the 1960s most counseling took place 

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In a dyadic  relationship

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2
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A group has

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A membership which can be defined, some degree of unity and interaction, and a shared purpose 

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3
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Turn group therapy was coined in 1931 by

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Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama

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Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond Corsini once referred to the early 1940s as the modern era of group work. In the 1940s, the two organizations for group therapy are created and group work became a legitimate speciality. The groups are. 

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The American society for group, psychotherapy, and psychodrama Spond, by the work of Jacob Moreno, in 1942 and American group psychotherapy association, which resulted from the efforts of Samuel Richard Slavson in 1943

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Which theorist work has been classified as a preface to the group movement 

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Alfred Adler and Jesse B Davis 

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6
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Primary groups are 

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Preventative and attempt to ward off problems 

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7
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A group is classified as secondary. This implies that. 

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A difficulty or disturbance is present 

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8
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When comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary group 

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The tertiary group is more likely to deal with severe pathology 

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9
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Group Therapy initially flourished in the United States due to

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A shortage of individual therapist during World War II 

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10
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Most experts would agree that overall 

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Structured exercises are less effective than unstructured techniques 

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According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will

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Be less conservative than the average group members, decision prior to the group discussion 

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12
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T groups often stresses way employees can expressed themselves in an effective manner. The T and T group nearly stands for.

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Training 

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13
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Weight Watchers is a 

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Self help or support group, as is AA 

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14
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Many group leaders feel that private screening sessions are superior 

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In terms of the counselor- client interaction 

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15
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Most experts in the field of group counseling would agree that the most important trade for group members as the ability to

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Trust 

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16
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The number of people in an open group is generally

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More stable than in a closed group 

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17
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When does the disadvantage of an open group is that

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A member who begins after the first meaning has missed information or experiences

18
Q

In the late 1930s, researchers identify three basic leadership styles

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Autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire 

19
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Laissez-faire leaders 

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Has a hands off policy and participates very little, with the group, basically taking responsibility for itself

20
Q

When comparing the autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire styles 

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The democratic, or what Sam Gladding called a facilitator, is the most desirable 

21
Q

Most experts would agree that an effective adult counseling group has blank number members 

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Five or 6 to 8 

22
Q

Experts would agree that blank is plenty of time when critical issues are being examined 

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Two hours per session 

23
Q

An adept group leader will 

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Attempt to safeguard clients against risk, and work to reduce risk and dangers 

24
Q

The study of group operations is often called

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Group dynamics 

25
Q

Some theories subject to the word, unstructured in group work, because 

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A group cannot not have structure 

26
Q

If female group members obviously not participating. A group member playing the blank role is most likely to mention this, and urge her to participate. 

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Gate keeper 

27
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In a group, task roles…

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Help solve problems, aid, in terms of goalsetting, and keeping the group focused, and are seen as positive 

28
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Maintenance rolls, light task, rolls, are positive cents such rolls… 

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Help maintain the group 

29
Q

Group specialist defined role conflict as 

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A situation in which there is a discrepancy between the way a member is expected to behave and the way he or she actually behaves 

30
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The initial group stage has been called for me, orientation, or pre-affiliation stage. This stage is characterized by…

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Approach – avoidance behavior 

31
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Group planning occurs 

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Before the group begins and continues throughout the life of the group 

32
Q

A group therapist is constructing a diagram to better understand the dynamics between sub groups and members. This is called. 

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Charting a pictorial sociogram 

33
Q

Strategies that approach, the group, as a whole are known as 

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Horizontal interventions 

34
Q

Strategies that focus on an individual member of the group are known as 

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Vertical interventions 

35
Q

A group Therapist must make

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More decisions than an individual therapist 

36
Q

When a counselor reads the journal in this field, it becomes evident that

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A researcher/practitioner split exists in group work 

37
Q

Experts predict that in the future

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Group leaders will be more like life skill trainers 

38
Q

In terms of research and the group leaders personality

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Qualities such as flexibility, enthusiasm, and common sense may be helpful to a very small degree 

39
Q

R K Conyne suggested that group intervention is intended to

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Prevent, correct or enhance behavior 

40
Q

A group leader, who wishes to assess the impact of the group ideally would

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Have an outsider observed for sit in during group sessions, and consequently rate the level of behavioral change