a. All individuals have dignity and worth.
b. People have a need and a right to realize their full potential.
c. Individuals have basic rights and responsibilities.
d. Group members promote shared decision-making.
e. Individuals have the right of self-determination in setting and achieving goals.
f. Positive change is facilitated by honest, open, and meaningful interaction.
2. What are the advantages of Groups?
a. Members can help others challenged with similar issues.
b. Members can identify with others in the same situation.
c. People in need can more easily accept help from peers when available.
d. Members can feel more reassured when they discover that their problems are similar to those experienced by others.
e. Groups provide opportunities for experimentation and for testing new social identities and roles.
f. Members can demonstrate directly how they relate to others and receive feedback.
a. To facilitate normal growth and development, particularly during stressful periods in one’s life.
b. To achieve a greater measure of self-fulfillment and personal enhancement.
c. To help individuals to become active, responsible participants in society through group association.
4. What are the functions a psychodynamic psychotherapy group serve?
a. Helping members learn new information and skills, such as communicating effectively.
b. To become more aware of one’s own thoughts, feelings, and behavior
& express them in words.
c. To help members change their behavior.
d. To learn to cope with and ameliorate one’s personal problems.
e. To deal with physical, psychological or social trauma in a safe, supportive environment.
f. To help members learn social skills and socially-accepted behaviors to function more effectively in the community.
g. Practice being active participants in one’s own behalf.
h. To recognize one’s strengths and resources.
5. What are common themes affecting groups?
a. Fear
b. Anger c. Guilt
d. Depression
e. General anxiety
f. Trust and distrust of others
g.Developmental skills
h. Socialization skills
i. Boundaries
j. Self vs. Other focus
k. Jealousy