Why is it important to attend to the therapeutic forces influencing the group?

What will be an ideal response?


Therapeutic forces can be positive, neutral, or negative. A group with positive or neutral therapeutic forces is likely to be more successful than one with anti-therapeutic forces in effect. In attending to these forces, the leader can make changes to influence the group dynamic present.

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The central nervous system, which is a subsystem of the nervous system, consists of spinal and cranial nerves.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Narrative therapists use the technique of deconstruction to _______ in order to alter the cognitive elements of the clients’ stories.

a. confront a client’s irrational beliefs b. identify and take apart the elements of the dominant plot in clients’ lives c. identify neglected or forgotten aspects of clients’ lives d. identify exceptions to the story themes

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A test was administered to a group of students the morning after homecoming. Several of the students appeared tired and some were coughing and sneezing. These factors may result in what type of error:

a. time-sampling error b. test administration c. quality of test items d. test-taker variables

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When calculating effect size for a correlation, what should you do?

A. use Cohen's d B. square the correlation C. use n2 D. use Cramer's V

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