2. TERMINOLOGIES
Transactional analysis: a system of popular psychology based on the idea
that one's behavior and social relationships reflect an interchange
between parental (critical and nurturing), adult (rational), and childlike
(intuitive and dependent) aspects of personality established early in life.
Emotive: expressing a person's feelings rather than being neutrally or
objectively descriptive
Gestalt: an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its
parts.
Altruism: the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for
the well-being of others
Cohesion: the action or fact of forming a united whole
Monopolize: obtain exclusive possession or control of.
3. DEFINITION
Group therapy or group psychotherapy is a form
of treatment in which carefully selected, emotionally
ill persons are placed into group guided by a trained
therapist for the purpose of changing the
maladaptive behavior of the individual member.
Group therapy is a form of psychosocial
treatment in which a number of clients meet
together with a therapist for purposes of sharing,
gaining personal insight and improving interpersonal
coping strategies.
4. PURPOSES
To intervene in psychopathology
To reveal, examine and resolve
distortions in interpersonal
relationships
To improve the skill of relating to
others.
To learn coping styles.
8. CURATIVE FACTORS
Instillation of hope
Universality
Imparting of information
Altruism
The corrective recapitulation of the primary family
group
9. Contd…
Development of socializing technique
Imitative behavior
Interpersonal learning
Group cohesiveness
Catharsis
Existential factors
16. ADVANTAGES
Cost effective
Members profit by hearing other members discuss their problems. This discussion
decreases the member’s feelings of isolation alienation and uniqueness and
encourages him to share his feelings and problems.
Opportunity to explore specific styles of communication in a safe atmosphere where
they can receive feedback and can undergo change.
Learn multiple ways of solving problems from other group members and group
exploration helps them to discover new ways of solving problems.
Learn socialization skills
The group provides for its members understanding, confrontation and identification
with more than one individual.
18. ROLE OF NURSE IN GROUP
THERAPY
Determine setting and size of the group
Choose frequency an length of group sessions
Select a therapist/co therapist for the group
Formulate policy on group therapy with other therapeutic modalities.
Formulating appropriate goals.
Selecting patients who can perform the group task.
Preparing patients for group therapy
Explaining the group members to maintain confidentiality of group discussion.
Identify and resolve common problems.
19. Contd…
Fix up time for subsequent sessions.
Maintain attendance of group members.
Obtain written informed consent from group members.
Maintain record. Document the details of sessions.
Assists the group members for progressing and completing the take home
assignments.
Monitor the group member’s behavioral changes prior to and after group
therapy sessions.
Prepare the group member physically to attend group therapy session
continuously by attending to his needs like medication, nutritional need
and elimination need, personal hygiene.
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gail W Stuart., “PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRIC
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Dr. K Lalitha., “MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING”., Ist
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Mary C. Townsend., “PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING”., 5th
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K. P Neeraja., “ESSENTIALS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC
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