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…
Working within the traditions of Bion, Turquet, Foulkes and Pines, and drawing on concepts and data from psychoanalysis, group analysis and sociology, this volume develops Earl Hopper's new theory of the fourth basic assumption in the unconscious life of groups and group-like so…
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…