destructive forces in the group and their creative potential /
Morris Nitsun.
New York :
Routledge,
1996.
xvii, 318 pages ;
23 cm.
International library of group psychotherapy and group process
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-306) and indexes.
Foulkes' contribution : a critical appreciation -- The concept of the anti-group -- Clinical illustrations of the anti-group -- Determinants of the anti-group I : regression, survival anxiety, failures of communication, projective identification, envy -- Determinants of the anti-group II : interpersonal disturbance, the primal scene, aggression and hatred, the death instinct -- Technical considerations in dealing with the anti-group -- The role of the conductor -- The transformational potential of the anti-group -- 'Nippets and Imps' : the transformational process in a psychotherapy group -- The anti-group in the wider social sphere -- Conclusion: towards an integrative theory of group analysis.
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A major conceptual addition to the theory and practice of group psychotherapy, the 'anti-group' comprises the negative elements which threaten to undermine the group. This work provides new perspectives on the nature of group relationships.