destructive forces in the group and their creative potential /
First Statement of Responsibility
Morris Nitsun.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1996.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 318 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
International library of group psychotherapy and group process
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-306) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.