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group therapy

noun

  1. psychotherapy in which a number of patients discuss their problems together, usually under the leadership of a therapist, using shared knowledge and experiences to provide constructive feedback about maladaptive behavior.


group therapy

noun

  1. psychol the simultaneous treatment of a number of individuals who are members of a natural group or who are brought together to share their problems in group discussion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


group therapy

  1. Any form of psychotherapy involving a group of patients, rather than a one-on-one session between a patient and a therapist. ( See encounter group ).


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Notes

Group therapy is often used to explore interpersonal relations.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of group therapy1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

They said staff had met with city and state officials to “address significant systemic barriers to accessing psychiatric assessments for children in need of in-patient care” and will begin individual and group therapy for some of the children.

In addition to medical treatment, individual and group therapy is also available.

When deciding whether to physically transition, a person can do research about the changes that they may experience, talk to other people that have gone through similar changes, and seek individual or group therapy for support.

In an effort to help, Sad Girls Club launched “soul sessions,” virtual group therapy sessions led by therapists of color.

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Individual or group therapy can help clients desensitize their brains to triggers and regulate their physical sensations.

Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.

Then, he goes and meets with nurses and his father in group therapy.

The group-therapy sessions are designed to bring up deep-seated pain and resentments in most of the participants.

All of the patients were in a circle, along with the nurses and old and new residents, for their morning group-therapy session.

Like most addiction rehabilitation centers, sex clinics believe in the healing power of group therapy.

Most counseling agencies also offer group therapy, as do many hospitals and schools.

This is not group therapy where relationships among members of the group are most important (see Chapter 13).

So, group therapy cuts across virtually the whole range of human problems.

Group therapy is used by churches for family guidance and for spiritual counseling.

Perhaps the most useful way to understand group therapy is to liken it to education.

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