Chapter 2 group dynamics Flashcards
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What is a primary affiliation group
Those with people most identify: family or peers
What are secondary affiliation groups
Those with which people least identify, such as city or confederation
What are group dynamics
The influence of groups on members
What is the Hawthorne effect
Changes in behavior as a result of observation and manipulation of conditions in an environment
What is group content?
Information within and purpose of the group.
The actual words, ideas, and information exchanged within a group, as well as the purpose of the group
What is group process?
Interactions and relationships among members within the group
Is the interaction of group members with one another, often in some meaningful way.
What are the seven types of group process
Contagion Conflict Anxiety Consensual validation Universality Family reenactment Instillation of hope
What is contagion
Member behavior elicits group interaction
What is conflict
Matters invoking conflict usually revolve around significant issues in people’s lives such as authority, intimacy, growth, change, autonomy, power, and loss
What are issues of anxiety
The tension involved in anxiety and feeling uneasy feelings with coping with discomfort
Restrictive solution: changing the topic
Enabling solution: open listening and discussion about the anxiety
What is consensual validation
Checking ones behavior with a group of others
What is universality
It is comforting to know that others within a group have similar experiencing and feelings
What is family reenactment
Familia of origin continue to influence people throughout their lives. Issues in childhood sometimes arise due to family dynamics being similar
What is instigation of hope
All group members can come to realize that their own issues are resolved me
What is social influence
Social influence emerges in a group that manifests itself by altering actions, attitudes, and feelings
what is Systems theory?
Systems theory explains that groups members are always deciding between their needs for differentiating themselves, and integrating others. (group leaders orchestrate their effrots in helping members and the group as a whole to balance the individual and collective needs as the group develops
What is a linear system?
a cause and effect system
What is a systematic system
a system where most factors influence each other in a circular manner
What are the steps for preplanning a group?
Clarity of purpose
The group setting
Time management
Group size/ subgrouping
Membership Goals Commitment openness risk taking attitudes
What is group structure?
Group structure refers to the physical setup of a group and to the interaction of each group member in relation to the group as a whole
What is physical structure?
The arrangement of the group members
What is the circle format?
Where group members align themselves in a circle
What is the chain arrangement?
Where people are positioned or seated along a line
What is the wheel arrangement?
an arrangement where there is a center spoke, the leader, where all messages go
