Group Counseling & Group Dynamics Flashcards
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What is the generally recommended maximum size for an outpatient counseling group to ensure meaningful participation from all members?
Answer: 6–8 members
Most group counseling literature recommends 6–8 members as the optimal size to allow for sufficient interaction while ensuring each member can participate meaningfully.
During the screening and selection of group members, which consideration is MOST critical for group compatibility?
Answer: Members should have similar levels of interpersonal functioning and goals
Selecting members with compatible levels of interpersonal functioning and shared goals increases the likelihood of productive group interaction and therapeutic progress.
A 'here-and-now' focus in group therapy means the leader primarily directs attention to:
Answer: Current interactions and feelings arising within the group session
Here-and-now focus keeps therapeutic attention on the live interpersonal events unfolding in the session, which Yalom argued is the most potent source of therapeutic change in groups.
A group member who consistently 'rescues' other members by offering quick reassurance may be problematic because this behavior:
Answer: Prevents members from fully experiencing and processing painful emotions
Rescuing prevents members from sitting with discomfort long enough to gain insight, which short-circuits the therapeutic process of working through difficult emotions.
Yalom's therapeutic factor of 'altruism' in group counseling refers to:
Answer: Members benefiting from giving support and help to fellow group members
Altruism occurs when group members improve their own self-worth and sense of purpose by offering support, advice, and encouragement to other members.
A person-centered approach to group leadership is characterized by the leader:
Answer: Creating a facilitative climate of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard
Person-centered group leaders, following Carl Rogers, prioritize creating core conditions of empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard to facilitate member self-actualization.
Which of the following is a PRIMARY ethical responsibility of a group counselor regarding informed consent?
Answer: Providing members with information about group procedures, risks, and rights before the group begins
Ethical informed consent in group counseling requires the leader to explain the group's purpose, procedures, potential risks, limitations of confidentiality, and members' rights before participation begins.