Sexual Acting Out in the Psychoanalysis of Groups

Acting out in group psychotherapy

“…"Excessive zeal in enforcing the rule against acting out generally signals an acting out on the part of the analyst of panic, guilt, neurotic anxiety, or self-interest" (p. 10). Along similar lines, Wolf et al (1954) believe that the therapist should respond to acting out with the warmth and understanding the patient did not receive from the original family, with the hope of channelling the behavior into a constructive therapeutic experience.…”

The Role of Co-Ordinated Group Meetings in Group Psychotherapy

“…E v en th o u g h th e ir s ta te d p u rp o se is to p ro v id e a social g e t-to g eth er, such a se ttin g is likely to be conducive to a c tin g o u t. T hese sub-groups should th erefo re be co -o rd in ated so t h a t th e feelings an d em otions engendered th e re can be a n aly zed a t re g u la r g ro u p sessions [5].…”

“…P a tie n ts w ho e x p e c t an y show o f affection to be p u n ish ed b y a p a re n ta l a u th o rity figure o ften ex press th e ir p o sitive feelings in a lte r n a te m eetin g s [5]. E m p h a sis in o u r c u ltu re is on asex u al relatio n sh ip s in th e hom e, an d th is is reflected in th e p a tie n t's a ttitu d e a t reg u lar sessions w hich co rresp o n d to th e hom e m ilieu.…”

Psychoanalysis in Groups: Clinical and Theoretic Implications of the Alternate Meeting

“…Such a th e ra p ist seem s to be concerned especially w ith his resp o n sib ility to p a tie n ts an d w ith th e need to p ro te c t th e m from one a n o th e r. H e believes th e y are dan g ero u s to th em selv es, to th e g ro u p an d to society an d , th erefo re, need to be lim ited . T h e a lte rn a te m eetin g w ith its m ore perm issive clim ate is assu m ed to en courage exclusively p athologic a c tiv ity [2,10,16].…”