1st Edition

The Visible and Invisible Group

By Yvonne M. Agazarian Copyright 1995
302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

Understanding the psychodynamics of groups has derived from the two separate strands of theory and practice, resulting in two separate disciplines: group psychotherapy and group dynamics. Present-day group psychotherapy derives mainly from psychoanalytic theory and Bion's early experiences with wartime groups, and has been developed from the work of clinicians who practice group psychotherapy as a... Read more
Introduction -- Two sets of laws -- Group theory Yvonne Agazarian with Richard Peters -- The visible and invisible group -- The theory of the invisible group -- The constructs of group dynamics as they apply to the visible and invisible group -- The phases of group development -- Three levels of group process -- Group practice Richard Peters with Yvonne Agazarian -- Interviewing and preparing a patient for group psychotherapy -- Specific problems -- Transference and counter-transference -- The co-therapy issue -- Phases of group development -- The force field

Biography

M. Agazarian, Yvonne