Discuss at least three of the therapeutic benefits of groups
What will be an ideal response?
Yalom and Leszcz (1985, as cited in Anderson et al., 2012) identified the following therapeutic benefits of groups:
Instillation of hope
Universality
Imparting information
Altruism
Interpersonal learning
Catharsis
Group cohesiveness
Development of socializing techniques
Imitative behavior
Existential factors
Corrective recapitulation of the family of origin
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Using the medical or disease model as a template, the addictions
a. can be arrested, but never cured. b. can only be cured if the person does not relapse in the first 5 years of the recovery program. c. can only be considered resolved if the person has not developed any concurrent medical problems before starting abstinence. d. and their resolution depend on the assessment of those around the individual.
Objective personality assessments are also referred to as which kind of personality assessment?
A. Unstructured B. Theoretical C. Structured D. Projective
Which theoretical model proposes that personality is malleable and shaped by environmental forces?
a. Behavioral b. Cognitive c. Psychoanalytical d. Gestalt