Understanding the psychodynamics of groups has derived from the two separate strands of theory and practice, resulting in two separate disciplines: group psychotherapy and group dynamics. Present-day group psychotherapy derives mainly from psychoanalytic theory and Bion's early experiences with wartime groups, and has been developed from the work o
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Synthesizing psychoanalytic and group dynamic approaches to group life, this text offers practical guidelines. It advocates the simultaneous use of: the psychoanalytic perspective for observing the "visible" group of people and their interactions, and a General Systems "Field Theory" perspective for observing the "invisible" group-as-a-whole.
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Introduction -- Two sets of laws -- Group theory Yvonne Agazarian with Richard Peters -- The visible and invisible group -- The theory of the invisible group -- The constructs of group dynamics as they apply to the visible and invisible group -- The phases of group development -- Three levels of group process -- Group practice Richard Peters with Yvonne Agazarian -- Interviewing and preparing a patient for group psychotherapy -- Specific problems -- Transference and counter-transference -- The co-therapy issue -- Phases of group development -- The force field
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ISBN
9780367329099
Publisert
2019-07-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
721 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
302

Biographical note

M. Agazarian, Yvonne