What are some of the key features of group therapy?

What will be an ideal response?


(1) Self-disclosure: the opportunity to tell the group about one's own problems and concerns. (2) Acceptance and support: feeling a sense of belongingness and being valued by the other group members. (3) Norm clarification: learning that one's problems are neither unique nor more serious than those of other group members. (4) Social learning: being able to relate constructively and adaptively within the group. (5) Vicarious learning: learning about oneself through the observations of other group members, including the therapist. (6) Self-understanding: finding out about one's behavior in the group setting and the motivations contributing to the behavior.

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Regarding sleep patterns, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Alisha blames her terminal illness on inept doctors and medical personnel. It is MOST likely that Alisha is in which Kübler-Ross stage of dying?

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A new mother is experiencing a break with reality and is having hallucinations. What may be wrong?

a. postpartum blues b. postpartum depression c. postpartum depression with psychotic features d. nothing, as the symptoms described are quite common

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