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The theory and practice of group psychotherapy
01 Jan 1970-
TL;DR: Yalom as mentioned in this paper described the course of therapy from both the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint in Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and Every Day gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974).
Abstract: This book first appeared in 1970 and has gone into two further editions, one in 1975 and this one in 1985. Yalom is also the author of Existential Psychotherapy (1980), In-patient Group Psychotherapy (1983), the co-author with Lieberman of Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and with Elkin of Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974) (which recounts the course of therapy from the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint). The present book is the central work of the set and seems to me the most substantial. It is also one of the most readable of his works because of its straightforward style and the liberal use of clinical examples.
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TL;DR: The authors provides arationale for attending to spirituality and religion in group counseling, explores the opportunities and barriers in attending to faith and spirituality and reviews the literature on the growing number of group interventions with a spiritual or religious focus.
Abstract: There has been increased discussion of the need to attend to clients spirituality and religion as a part ofthe counseling process, but much of the literature to date has focused on individual counseling. How dothe research and resulting practice implications apply to group counseling? This article provides arationale for attending to spirituality and religion in counseling, explores the opportunities and barriersin attending to spirituality and religion in group counseling, and reviews the literature on the growingnumber of group interventions with a spiritual or religious focus. The article ends with specific guidelinesfor when and how to incorporate spirituality and religion into group counseling.Keywords: spirituality, religion, group counseling, group therapy
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...In addition, the structure of group counseling can actually provide additional benefits not easily achieved in individual counseling (Corey, 2008; Yalom, 2005)....
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TL;DR: Clinicians should be attentive to and encourage the growth of group therapy alliance especially for anxiously attached individuals because group alliance growth was associated with improved binge eating only in the high attachment anxiety condition.
Abstract: We hypothesized that compared to therapy groups homogeneously composed of women with binge eating disorder (BED) and low attachment anxiety, groups with high attachment anxiety would have better outcomes and a greater alliance-outcome relationship. We assigned 102 women with BED to therapy groups homogeneously composed of low attachment anxiety (n =52) or high attachment anxiety participants (n=50) who received Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy (GPIP). GPIP resulted in improved outcomes with large effects. Attachment anxiety condition did not moderate outcomes. However, attachment anxiety condition did moderate the alliance-outcome relationship: i.e., group alliance growth was associated with improved binge eating only in the high attachment anxiety condition. Clinicians should be attentive to and encourage the growth of group therapy alliance especially for anxiously attached individuals.
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TL;DR: The findings suggest that the behavioral and physiological consequences of synchronization contribute to the formation of group bonds and coordination and confirm that insights from translational social neuroscience can inform knowledge of the development of cohesive and efficacious groups.
Abstract: Interpersonal synchrony contributes to social functioning in dyads, but it remains unknown how synchrony shapes group experiences and performance. To this end, we designed a novel group drumming task in which participants matched their drumming to either predictable or unpredictable tempos. Fifty-one three-person groups were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: synchronized or asynchronized drumming. Outcome measures included electrocardiograms and self-reports of group cohesion and synchrony. The drumming task elicited an increase in physiological synchrony between group members (specifically their hearts’ interbeat intervals). We also found that physiological synchronization and behavioral synchronization predicted individuals’ experience of group cohesion. Physiological synchrony also predicted performance in a subsequent group task that involved freely drumming together. The findings suggest that the behavioral and physiological consequences of synchronization contribute to the formation of group bonds and coordination. They also confirm that insights from translational social neuroscience can inform our knowledge of the development of cohesive and efficacious groups.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the assessment and treatment of a lesbian-identified South African survivor of childhood sexual abuse who, as an adult, was raped and later gang raped, motivated by the prejudiced assumption that the sexuality of lesbian women is pathological and should be "corrected" through rape.
Abstract: Few clinical studies have examined victimisation in the lives of lesbian women in South Africa and whether there are distinct implications for psychological treatment. This paper presents the assessment and treatment of a lesbian-identified South African survivor of childhood sexual abuse who, as an adult, was raped and later gang raped. Her victimisation in adulthood represented ‘corrective rape’ motivated by the prejudiced assumption that the sexuality of lesbian women is pathological and should be ‘corrected’ through rape. This paper lends insights into the role of heterosexism in shaping vulnerability to victimisation and the process of recovery. It provides recommendations for work with sexual minority clients and highlights the implications when there is an absence of safety and support in the external environment.
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...Yalom (1995) addressed group development but did not use it as a specific framework for formulating interventions....
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