526 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
Size
Defined purpose
Degree of similarity among members
Rules
Boundaries
Content (what is said in the group)
Process (underlying dynamics among group members) - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics that
influence a group's progress and outcomes include (7):
1) human beings are social animals
2) we heal in community - correct answer ✔✔The two basic premises of group therapy are:
group content - correct answer ✔✔All that is said in a group
group process - correct answer ✔✔the patterns of interactions among members (facial
expressions, body language, who talks to whom)- the dynamic between members.
group norms - correct answer ✔✔expectations for behavior in the group. Evolve over time and
provide structure.
group themes - correct answer ✔✔members' expressed ideas or feelings that recur and have a
common thread. Group leader may point these out to encourage discussion.
,Feedback - correct answer ✔✔When the leader lets group members know how they affect each
other.
Conflict - correct answer ✔✔open disagreement among group members
positive conflict resolution - correct answer ✔✔essential for successful outcomes in group
therapy
heterogenous group - correct answer ✔✔group in which various demographics, levels of
knowledge, attitudes, and interests are represented
homogenous group - correct answer ✔✔group in which all members share a certain chosen
characteristic, such as diagnosis or gender
closed group - correct answer ✔✔has a finite number of participants and no new members will
be added
open group - correct answer ✔✔an ongoing group that runs indefinitely; members join or leave
the group as they need to
1) multiple patients at a time = saving money
2)Patients benefit from peer support and feedback in addition to NP
3)Safe setting to evaluate social skills and practice new ones
4) Promotes a feeling of belonging - correct answer ✔✔Advantages of group therapy
1) Individuals may feel cheated due to time constraints (especially in large groups)
2) Concerns that private issues will be shared outside of the group
, 3) May have to deal with disruptive behavior when emotionally vulnerable - correct answer
✔✔Disadvantages of group therapy
Universality - correct answer ✔✔When other group members say "that happened to me too" or
"I feel that way sometimes too" it fosters ________________, or the feeling that one is not
alone in their experiences.
altruism - correct answer ✔✔When a group member helps another member, it increases their
self-esteem and helps them develop more adaptive interpersonal skills.
Instillation of hope - correct answer ✔✔By observing the progress of others in the group with
similar problems, a group member garners hope that his or her problems can also be resolved.
Imparting information - correct answer ✔✔Group members share their knowledge with each
other. Leaders of teaching groups also provide information to group members.
Group members unconsciously identify the therapist and other group members with their
parents and siblings. When the therapist interprets this transference, members gain insight into
the impact of their childhood on their personality which may prevent maladaptive interpersonal
behaviors in present-day relationships. - correct answer ✔✔What is meant by the term:
Corrective recapitulation of the primary family experience
Imitative behavior - correct answer ✔✔members may copy behavior from the leader or peers
and can adopt adaptive coping mechanisms or interpersonal skills.
Cohesiveness - correct answer ✔✔the degree to which group members are attracted to each
other and are motivated to stay in the group
Existential factors - correct answer ✔✔The group helps individual members take direction of
their own lives and the consequences of their actions.
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
Size
Defined purpose
Degree of similarity among members
Rules
Boundaries
Content (what is said in the group)
Process (underlying dynamics among group members) - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics that
influence a group's progress and outcomes include (7):
1) human beings are social animals
2) we heal in community - correct answer ✔✔The two basic premises of group therapy are:
group content - correct answer ✔✔All that is said in a group
group process - correct answer ✔✔the patterns of interactions among members (facial
expressions, body language, who talks to whom)- the dynamic between members.
group norms - correct answer ✔✔expectations for behavior in the group. Evolve over time and
provide structure.
group themes - correct answer ✔✔members' expressed ideas or feelings that recur and have a
common thread. Group leader may point these out to encourage discussion.
,Feedback - correct answer ✔✔When the leader lets group members know how they affect each
other.
Conflict - correct answer ✔✔open disagreement among group members
positive conflict resolution - correct answer ✔✔essential for successful outcomes in group
therapy
heterogenous group - correct answer ✔✔group in which various demographics, levels of
knowledge, attitudes, and interests are represented
homogenous group - correct answer ✔✔group in which all members share a certain chosen
characteristic, such as diagnosis or gender
closed group - correct answer ✔✔has a finite number of participants and no new members will
be added
open group - correct answer ✔✔an ongoing group that runs indefinitely; members join or leave
the group as they need to
1) multiple patients at a time = saving money
2)Patients benefit from peer support and feedback in addition to NP
3)Safe setting to evaluate social skills and practice new ones
4) Promotes a feeling of belonging - correct answer ✔✔Advantages of group therapy
1) Individuals may feel cheated due to time constraints (especially in large groups)
2) Concerns that private issues will be shared outside of the group
, 3) May have to deal with disruptive behavior when emotionally vulnerable - correct answer
✔✔Disadvantages of group therapy
Universality - correct answer ✔✔When other group members say "that happened to me too" or
"I feel that way sometimes too" it fosters ________________, or the feeling that one is not
alone in their experiences.
altruism - correct answer ✔✔When a group member helps another member, it increases their
self-esteem and helps them develop more adaptive interpersonal skills.
Instillation of hope - correct answer ✔✔By observing the progress of others in the group with
similar problems, a group member garners hope that his or her problems can also be resolved.
Imparting information - correct answer ✔✔Group members share their knowledge with each
other. Leaders of teaching groups also provide information to group members.
Group members unconsciously identify the therapist and other group members with their
parents and siblings. When the therapist interprets this transference, members gain insight into
the impact of their childhood on their personality which may prevent maladaptive interpersonal
behaviors in present-day relationships. - correct answer ✔✔What is meant by the term:
Corrective recapitulation of the primary family experience
Imitative behavior - correct answer ✔✔members may copy behavior from the leader or peers
and can adopt adaptive coping mechanisms or interpersonal skills.
Cohesiveness - correct answer ✔✔the degree to which group members are attracted to each
other and are motivated to stay in the group
Existential factors - correct answer ✔✔The group helps individual members take direction of
their own lives and the consequences of their actions.
