NURS 3400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Psychodrama
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Group: a collection of individuals whose association is founded on shared commonalities of interest, values, norms, or purpose. Membership is determined by, chance, choice, or by circumstance. Convey knowledge and information to a number of individuals. Prevent future upsets by teaching participants effective ways of dealing with emotional stress arising from situational or developmental crises b. Group therapy: a form of psychological treatment in which a number of clients meet together with a therapist for purposes of sharing, gaining personal insight, and improving interpersonal coping strategies. Allow clients to talk about their fears and relieve feelings of isolation while receiving comfort and advice from others undergoing similar experiences. There should be no barriers between the members. Open-ended groups: members can leave or join at any point. Close-ended groups: have a predetermined, fixed time frame. By seeing other members work through their problems members gain hope that they to can resolve their problems.
