Which of these observations would indicate to the nurse facilitator that some members of a therapeutic anger management group are demonstrating resistance?
a. Four of the group members share that the discussion is making them sad.
b. Three members claim, "We don't have problems controlling our tempers.".
c. Two of the members are overheard discussing their fear of "disappointing the nurse.".
d. Several members share that they have physically and verbally abused their significant others in the past.
B
Group resistance may be observed when members form subgroups, conflict occurs, resistance occurs, or self-disclosure occurs. Individual resistance is demonstrated when a single member of the group denies having the problem the group is focusing on. Other examples include shared silence among members, scapegoating, wishing for magical solutions, and unusual amounts of group dependency.
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