Introduction Group Dynamics The study of group dynamics is strongly influenced by the field of social psychology. Social psychologists try to understand human behavior in its broader social context‚ in contrast to most subfields of psychology which focus on the individual. In essence‚ social psychologists are interested in the ways that individuals‚ groups‚ and larger social aggregates influence people behaviorally‚ cognitively‚ affectively‚ and physiologically. Human behavior is thus viewed
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INDIVIDUALS A group can range in size from two members to thousands of members. Very small collectives‚ such as dyads (two members) and triads (three members) are groups‚ but so are very large collections of people‚ such as mobs‚ crowds‚ and congregations (Simmel‚ 1902). On average‚ however‚ most groups tend to be relatively small in size‚ ranging from two to seven members. One researcher ( J. James‚ 1953)‚ after counting the number of people in 7405 informal‚ spontaneously formed groups found in
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Aim of Group Counseling Group counseling is a form of therapy‚ which posits that people from shared experiences. Usually it is focused on a particular issue. Process of Group Counseling A therapist (or two) usually facilitates the contributions from the members of the group. Their aim is to steer the experience so as to effect interpersonal change. This is because they believe that most people only use a small percentage of their capabilities but that within a group experience‚ they can recognize
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Groups can be defined by either informal groups‚ or formal groups. Formal groups A formal group is set by an official authority or leader designed to complete a specific task or purpose and is strictly regulated by the organisations rules and practices. In a formal group responsibility of an outcome of a task is set usually to the leader‚ discipline and reward is mainly handed down to the leader via the organisation. A formal group is coordinated by activities shared between a number of people
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influence others) Energetic (high activity level) Persistent Self-confident Tolerant of stress Willing to assume responsibility Clever (intelligent) Conceptually skilled Creative Diplomatic and tactful Fluent in speaking Knowledgeable about group task Organised (administrative ability) Persuasive Socially skilled McCall and Lombardo (1983) researched both success and failure identified four primary traits by which leaders could succeed or ’derail’: Emotional stability and composure:
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theory? Small ingroup of individuals - because of time pressures‚ leaders establish a special relationship with a small group of their followers. These individuals make up the ingroup—they are trusted‚ get a disproportionate amount of the leader’s attention‚ and are more likely to receive special privileges. What is the Fiedler Contingency Model? proposes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader
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A group can be defined as two or more humans that interact with one another‚ accept expectations and obligations as members of the group‚ and share a common identity. A definition of the term group should strike a balance between being sufficiently broad to include most social aggregates that are true groups and being sufficiently narrow to exclude most social aggregates that are not true groups. The following formal definition meets these criteria: A group is (a) two or more individuals (b)
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1. What is Groupon and how does it work? What is Groupon’s market? What does this company do and how does it make money? Groupon is an online coupon that allows a customer who subscribes from Groupon.com to purchase or buy a definite service from a local business at a flat discount rate from 50 % to 90 %. A new Groupon is to be sent to the online subscribers each day and it has to be purchased before the specified time limit and it should have a minimum number if the buyers are decided before the
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Yalom’s approach to group therapy has been very influential not only in the USA but across the world‚ through his classic text "The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy". Moreno developed a specific and highly structured form of group therapy known as Psychodrama. Another recent development is the theory and method of group psychotherapy based on an integration of systems thinking is Yvonne Agazarian’s "systems-Centered" approach (SCT)‚ which sees groups functioning within the principles of
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