SOCIALIZATION
SUPPORT
TASK COMPLETION
CAMRADERIE
INFORMATIONAL
NORMATIVE
EMPOWERMENT
GOVERNANCE
TASK GROUPS
TEACHING GROUPS
SUPPORTIVE/THERAPEUTIC GROUPS
GROUP THERAPY
THERAPEUTIC GROUPS
SELF-HELP GROUPS
- serve to reduce possibilities of further emotional distress
OPEN-ENDED GROUPS
CLOSE-ENDED GROUPS
INSTILLATION OF HOPE
UNIVERSALITY
IMPARTING OF INFORMATION
ALTRUISM
CORRECTIVE RECAPITULATION OF THE PRIMARY FAMILY GROUP
DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALIZING TECHNIQUES
IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR
INTERPERSONAL LEARNING