Review article

https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.2020.224

THERAPEUTIC FACTORS IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

Senka Repovečki ; University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče, Department for Longer Treatment, University of Applied Health Sciences Zagreb
Slađana Štrkalj Ivezić ; Vrapce Psychiatry Clinic.
Vedran Bilić orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-137X ; Department of Psychological Medicine, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb

Abstract

Therapeutic factors in group therapy are specific group phenomena that encourage beneficial changes that contribute to the recovery of persons with mental health difficulties. Therapeutic group factors are considered universal and occur in all groups regardless of the objectives and methods one implements. The paper describes therapeutic factors of instillation of hope, universality, provision of information, altruism, a corrective recap of the primary family group, development of social skills, imitating behavior, interpersonal learning, group cohesion, catharsis, and existential factors. The authors discuss the influence of these factors on the process of group psychotherapy.

Keywords

group analysis; group psychotherapy; therapeutic factors

Hrčak ID:

251801

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/251801

Publication date:

31.12.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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