PSYCH FINAL Take advantage of the benefits of small groups by bringing people into contact with one another

1. Growth Groups

Take advantage of the benefits of small groups by bringing people into contact with one another. Helps develop interpersonal skills and leads to better relationships.

2. T-Groups

Refers to groups whose primary emphasis is on studying the development of the group and relationships among group members.

3. Pyschoanalytic Groups

Focus on the inner conflicts underlying psychological problems. Facilitators may take on the role of a parental figure.

4. Adlerian Groups

People often feel inferior in regard to others because of childrens' early recognition of their dependence on adults. Peoples' neuroses are determined by social factors and are best cured in socail contexts.

5. Pychodrama

Acting out past emotional experiences is more involving that discussions of them. Helps group members overcome their reluctance to discuss intimate and upsetting issues.

6. Gestalt Groups

Fritz Perls is recognized as the founder. A person is not fully functioning until past experiences are resolved in some way.

7. Cognitive-Behavioral Group

Engineer changes in behavior. Members learn self-management skills to control their lives and deal effectively with problems.

8. Existential Groups

Helps participants confront the basic "givens" or ultimate concerns of existence (death, freedom, etc.) Assumes that all individuals choose what to make of their circumstances.

9. Person-Centered Groups

Developed by Carl Rodgers. Assumes that human beings tend to move toward wholeness and self-actualization without much direction from the facilitator.

10. Rational-Emotive Behavior Groups

Based on the assumption that at an early age individuals learn "shoulds", "oughts", and "musts" that could lead to self-defeating beliefs and behaviors.

11. Reality Groups

Emphasizes controlling one's behavior to better meet one's needs in one's current relationships. Memebers discuss current behaviors and how to become more effective.

12. Interpersonal Groups

Based on the assumption that many psychological problems result from relationships.

13. Self-Help Groups

Also called mutual-support groups. Voluntary groups whose members meet to exchange social support in order to solve or deal with common problems.

14. Intuition

A preconscious process in which the person has a strong feeling about how something will turn out but does not know how the conclusions were determined.