Drawing on concepts & data from psychoanalysis, group analysis & sociology, this volume develops Earl Hopper's new theory of the fourth basic assumption in the unconscious life of groups & group-like social systems. Hopper applies his incohesion theory to the treatment of 'diffi…
Much of our knowledge about ourselves, and about the world in which we live, is based on a process of social comparison. Our tendency to appraise events, objects, people, and social groups by making comparisons has captured the interest of social psychologists for over half a ce…
This volume provides a synthesis of the latest theoretical and empirical developments in social psychology through research on social comparison processes. It deals with the role of social comparison in the study of culural differences and similarities.
Learning in groups allows students to have greater scope to negotiate meaning and express themselves and their own ideas. This handbook is a comprehensive guide for anyone involved in groupwork, with advice and practical exercises to develop group learning skills for learners an…
Learning in groups allows students to have greater scope to negotiate meaning and express themselves and their own ideas. This handbook is a comprehensive guide for anyone involved in groupwork, with advice and practical exercises to develop group learning skills for learners an…
This handbook is a comprehensive guide for anyone involved in groupwork, with advice and practical exercises to develop group learning skills for learners and tutors. Thoroughly updated with valuable new material throughout on group learning and collabora.
"Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For the first time, this handbook brings together international multi-disciplinary p…
"Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For the first time, this handbook brings together international multi-disciplinary p…
"Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For the first time, this handbook brings together international multi-disciplinary p…
""Nursing school did not adequately prepare me for this role"" and ""Why didn't anyone tell me about this when I was a student?"" are commonly heard complaints from new nurses during their first two ""rite of passage"" years following graduation. But this transition to professio…
Understanding the psychodynamics of groups has derived from two separate strands of theory and practice, resulting in two separate disciplines: group psychotherapy and group dynamics. Present-day group psychotherapy derives mainly from psychoanalytic theory and Bion's early expe…
Understanding the psychodynamics of groups has derived from two separate strands of theory and practice, resulting in two separate disciplines: group psychotherapy and group dynamics. Present-day group psychotherapy derives mainly from psychoanalytic theory and Bion's early expe…
This book synthesizes psychoanalytic and group dynamic approaches to group life and offers practical guidelines to the group psychotherapist. The authors advocate the simultaneous use of two perspectives: the psychoanalytic perspective for observing the "visible" group of people…