The treatment team was engaged in planning how group therapy could be included as a part of the structured daily activities of the unit. A new team member asked, "Why is it so important to include group therapy for the patients?"
The most accurate response would be based on the assumption that:
a. Hidden agendas frequently surface in group sessions.
b. Some persons do not relate well on an individual basis.
c. Group therapy is far more cost-effective for the patients.
d. Psychopathology has its source in disordered relationships.
ANS: D
A key assumption of group therapy is that psychopathology has its source in disordered rela-tionships. It follows that individuals will behave in the group as they do in other settings, so group provides an opportunity to help individuals develop more functional relationships. Ability to relate is not relevant to group work. It is dealt with in one-to-one therapy. Hidden agenda is not a reason to offer group therapy. Cost-effectiveness is not an assumption about the reason group therapy is effective.
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