NSE 12A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10, 12: Shared Decision-Making In Medicine, Group Cohesiveness, Group Dynamics
13 May 2015
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Chapter 12: communicating in groups p. 222-235, 271-289. A group is more than a random number of individuals occupying the same space. Two or more individuals who are connected by and within social relationships . Relationships interdependent; each member"s behaviour affects behaviour of others. Primary groups are characterized by an informal structure and social process. Membership automatic (i. e. in a family) or voluntarily chosen because of common. Important to person"s self-concept, revealed in self-descriptions such as i am susan"s. Secondary groups have planned, time limited association; prescribed structure; designated leader; and speci c, identi ed purpose. interest (i. e. religious groups) mother. People join due to one of three reasons: to meet personally established goals, to develop more effective coping skills. It is required by larger community system to which individual belongs. Joseph pratt found that positive outcome expanded with people treated for tb with. Curative (healing) changes occur as a result of 11 therapeutic process factors: therapy groups.
