Yalom’s Group Therapy Techniques – Flashcards
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Universality
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feeling of having problems similar to others, not alone
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Altruism
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helping and supporting others
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Instillation of hope
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encouragement that recovery is possible
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Guidance
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nurturing support & assistance
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Imparting information
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teaching about problem and recovery
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Developing social skills
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learning new ways to walk about feelings, observations and concerns
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Interpersonal learning
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finding out about themselves & others from the group
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Cohesion
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feeling of belonging to the group, valuing the group
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Catharsis
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release of emotional tension
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Existential factors
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life & death are realities
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Imitative behavior
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modeling another's manners & recovery skills
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Corrective recapitulation of family of origin issues
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identifying & changing the dysfunctional patterns or roles one played in their primary family
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Problem solving groups
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deal with problems that could possibly have been solved through individual effort; but the group adds diverse resources, error safeguards and motivation
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Education groups
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designed to advance learning; demographically similar members with different ability levels
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Experimental groups
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simply being part of the group will be good for its members, screening is almost always recommended
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T-groups
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emphasizing feedback, problem solving and decision making; aim to improve organizational relationship skills by focusing on the group process
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Personal growth and encounter groups
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typically meeting for a set time, these groups encourage risk taking for personal growth and development
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Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
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Group Development Stages
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Forming
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team meets and learns about the opportunities and challenges, and then agrees on goals and begins to tackle the tasks
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Storming
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participants form opinions about the character and integrity of other participants and feel compelled to voice these opinions
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Norming
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Resolved disagreements and personality clashes result in greater intimacy, and a spirit of co-operation emerges
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Performing
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with group norms and roles established, group members focus on achieving common goals, often reaching an unexpectedly high level of success
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The Monopolist
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person who seems compelled to chatter on incessantly
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The Silent Client
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rarely benefits significantly from the group; rarely speaks, if ever
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The Boring client
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group member who is massively inhibited, who lacks spontaneity, who never takes risks
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The Help-Rejecting Complainer
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implicitly or explicitly request help from the group by presenting problems and then rejects the help offered
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The Psychotic or Bipolar Client
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client who began as a functioning member of the group who develops psychosis
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The Schizoid Client
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the distant client who avoids interactions with others and group processing
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The Borderline Client
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instable moods in groups; critcalyl suicidal; temper; very impulsive
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The Narcissistic Client
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group member that believes they are so special and that everyone is envious of them
