Group Counseling and Work Flashcards
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In the transition stage of group development, leaders can expect:
Answer: Resistance, conflict, and testing of the leader and group norms
The transition stage is characterized by anxiety, defensiveness, and struggles for control as members test safety and the leader's response to conflict.
The therapeutic factor of 'altruism' in group therapy refers to:
Answer: The benefit members derive from helping and supporting fellow members
Altruism is healing for group members who gain self-esteem and a sense of worth by offering help, support, and insight to others in the group.
A group leader notices two members have formed a romantic relationship outside the group. This is best addressed by:
Answer: Bringing the relationship into the group for open exploration of its impact on the group process
Extra-group socializing affects the group system and is most therapeutically addressed by exploring it openly within the group.
Which stage of Tuckman's group development model is characterized by the establishment of norms and increased cohesion?
Answer: Norming
The norming stage involves group members resolving earlier conflicts and establishing agreed-upon norms that support deeper collaborative work.
When a group member monopolizes sessions with lengthy disclosures, the most therapeutically appropriate leader response is to:
Answer: Interrupt kindly and invite other members to respond or share
Gently interrupting and redirecting to other members maintains equitable participation and addresses the monopolizing behavior as a group dynamic.
Confidentiality in group counseling is ethically more complex than in individual therapy primarily because:
Answer: Members, not just the leader, hold information about each other and cannot be legally bound
Unlike individual therapy, the counselor cannot guarantee confidentiality because multiple members share information and only the leader can be held legally liable.
In psychodrama, the 'protagonist' refers to:
Answer: The group member who is the focus of the dramatic enactment
The protagonist is the member whose personal issue or story is being enacted and explored through psychodramatic techniques.