The Content and Process of Group Psychotherapy.
- Author:
Sung Chul YOON
1
;
Hoo Kyeong LEE
Author Information
1. Keyo Hospital, Uiwang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Group psychotherapy;
Process;
Encounter group
- MeSH:
Humans;
Learning;
Outpatients;
Psychotherapy, Group*;
Q-Sort;
Sensitivity Training Groups
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1997;36(2):315-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate important therapeutic factors in encounter group and compare these therapeutic factors with those in long-term outpatient group psychotherapy, to understand the content and process in real cases for facilitation of interpersonal learning which is important for long-term outpatient group psychotherapy, and to acquire basic data of long-term outpatient group psychotherapy on the basis of this understanding. METHODS: The subject was 7 encounter groups, composed of 41 persons. We used short form of Yalom's Q-sort to find important therapeutic factors in encounter group. We selected 2 cases for analyzing the process and content in these cases. RESULTS: Three of the most important therapeutic factors were existential factors','self understanding', and 'interpersonal teaming(input)'. CONCLUSION: We suggest that interpersonal learning is the most important therapeutic factor in encounter group.
