The document discusses Irvin D. Yalom's 11 therapeutic factors of group psychotherapy. It provides descriptions of each factor: instillation of hope, universality, imparting information, altruism, corrective recapitulation of the primary family group, development of socializing techniques, imitative behavior, catharsis, group cohesiveness, interpersonal learning, and existential factors. Interpersonal learning aims to help members develop supportive relationships, work through transference, and gain insight through risk-taking and receiving support from the group.

1. Yalom’s Therapeutic Factors
HATEM ABD AL-RAHMAN
GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
Hatem Abd Al-Rahman

2. GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
A POWERFUL THERAPEUTIC
TOOL THAT IS EFFECTIVE IN
TREATING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Hatem Abd Al-Rahman

3. GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
11 Therapeutic Factors
IRVIN D. YALOM
Hatem Abd Al-Rahman

4. Instillation of Hope
To create and maintain an
atmosphere of optimism and to
motivate group members to change
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5. Universality
To help group members realize that
they are not alone in their impulses,
problems, and other issues
generating a powerful sense of
relief
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6. Imparting information
To educate and empower people
with important knowledge
concerning their specific
psychological problem
• Didactic Instruction
• Advice Giving
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7. Altruism
To help group members gain a sense
of value and high self-esteem by
helping other group members & by
being helpful to their
psychotherapist
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8. Corrective recapitulation of the
primary family group
To help group members for the
resolution of family and childhood
events within the safety of the
group family
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9. Development of socializing
techniques
To help group members promote
social development, tolerance,
empathy, and other interpersonal
skills
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10. Imitative behavior
To help group members learn to
adopt the coping strategies and
perspectives of other group
members
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11. Catharsis
To help group members release
suppressed emotions and to
promote healing by disclosing
information to group members
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12. Group cohesiveness
To give group members a sense of
acceptance, belonging, value, and
security
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13. Interpersonal learning
To help group members:
• Develop supportive interpersonal
relationships
• Work through transference
• Gain Insight of self & others
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14. Interpersonal learning
The corrective emotional experience:
• Strong expression of emotion (risk)
• Supportive group to permit the risk
• Recognition of consequences of certain
interpersonal behaviour & of avoiding the same
behaviour
• Facilitation of the ability to interact with others
deeply & honestly
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15. Interpersonal learning
Learning to live through
living in the group as a
microcosm
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16. Existential factors
To help group members:
• Exist as part of something larger than
oneself
• Awareness that life will continue on, with
pain, death, sadness, regret, and joy &
learn how to accept these conditions
without escaping from them
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17. REFERENCE
The Theory and Practice of
Group Psychotherapy
5th Edition - 2005
Book By
Irvin D. Yalom
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18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
HATEM ABD AL-RAHMAN
Hatem Abd Al-Rahman