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Interpersonal perception in group therapy: A social relations analysis.

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The results demonstrated the utility of the social relations model for group therapy research and provided modest support for Kiesler's interpersonal circle.
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Although group therapists have emphasized the importance of interpersonal perception and feedback during therapy, there has been little systematic research on how group members form impressions of one another. D.J. Kiesler's (1983) interpersonal circle provides a framework for studying interpersonal perception and relations. Twenty-seven women and 18 men from 9 time-limited therapy groups reported their impressions of their fellow group members using the Impact Message Inventory, and they also completed 2 self-report scales. A social relations analysis of this data indicated that Subjects' perceptions included both assimilation and consensus. There was also a relationship between how Subjects saw themselves before therapy and how they were seen by other group members. The results demonstrated the utility of the social relations model for group therapy research and provided modest support for Kiesler's interpersonal circle.

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The interpersonal theory of psychiatry

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how Sullivan traced from early infancy to adulthood the formation of the person, opening the way to a deeper understanding of mental disorders in later life, using a developmental approach to psychiatry.
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Interpersonal Perception: A Social Relations Analysis

TL;DR: In this paper, seven basic research questions in interpersonal perception are posed concerning issues of consensus, assimilation, reciprocity, accuracy, congruence, assumed similarity and self-other agreement.