The Edge of Chaos: Enactment, Disruption, and Emergence in Group Psychotherapy

Grossmark, Robert

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“…Finally, I discussed the conductor's role. I support the view that enactments are inevitable in group psychotherapy (Grossmark, 2007) and are necessary for the emergence of unformulated experiences (Stern, 1989). Supervision is obligatory because the conductor might be drawn to the powerful waves of the erotic thrust within the group or might be resistant to see its positive value.…”

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“…As a result, good supervision is mandatory but cannot guarantee that a conductor will not act out his emotions. Moreover, enactments sometimes include the conductor as well (Grossmark, 2007). In the enactment described in Grossmark's (2007) example, the conductor's ability to reflect was attacked, but he managed to contain his stormy emotions and avoid acting.…”

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When patients fall in love in a group—A challenge to group analysis

Aran¹

2018

Group Analysis

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Nitsun pioneered the positive consideration of desire and intimacy in the group and Moeller discussed the conductor falling in love himself, but apart from those authors, the group-analytic literature rarely discusses the subject of romance in groups. This article explores the positive value of the elaboration of falling in love between group members, both to the 'couple' and to the group as a whole. Furthermore, I argue the group's contribution as a post-Oedipal object to its participants, which can strengthen their experience as subjects worthy of mature love and desire. I describe a vignette in which I granted the 'couple' the opportunity to meet once outside the group, on the condition they later reintroduce material to the group. This decision will be discussed regarding the conductor's role in situations of romantic coupling. In addition to the view of keeping firm boundaries of the group and encouraging open discussion regarding love and desire as part of the development of the erotic self, I analyse the importance of enactments to the emergence of dissociated experiences. In this case I see my enactment as an expression of my 'emotional participation'. In contrast to Grossmark, I claim that enactments cannot always be contained by the conductor and therefore might impact his behaviour as well as the setting.

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Section: The Conductor's Rolementioning

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When patients fall in love in a group—A challenge to group analysis

Aran¹

2018

Group Analysis

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“…At one and the same time there is a feeling of the reliving of all the past traumas and of new and durable experience being made as the group goes on being and survives the storm. (Grossmark, 2007) I agree with Grossmark that this is the opportunity for the group to grow, however the preparatory nurturing is essential. The balance between nurturing and the connection with past relationships is a delicate one, that ebbs and flows throughout the life of the group.…”

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Imperfection and Disillusionment as Therapeutic Agents

Sargeant¹

2011

Group Analysis

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In the initial phase of group development the conductor strives hard to nurture the new analytic group in order that it survives as a whole through the early anxieties. The group develops a dependence on the group conductor, who tries to offer something close to perfection. However, during the middle phase this nurturing role needs to be reduced to allow the growth and creativity of the group to develop.In this article the concept of disillusionment or de-adaptation is borrowed from the individual analytic literature. In the middle phase of group development imperfections in the conductor are considered as therapeutic agents, necessary for the group to move to a more mature position where their own creativity can be discovered and the group can become owned by its members. Parallels between the group's development and a child's development are drawn.

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“…Now they found themselves acting just like their parents, even though they had 2. cf. Grossmark (2007). once been the targets.…”

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Multi-tiered Group Therapy Model to Identify and Treat the Root Causes of Domestic Violence: A Proposal Integrating Current Social Neuroscience Findings

Lothstein¹

2015

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

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Domestic violence (DV) is a national public health crisis. The leading treatment model, the Duluth Model, has failed to reduce or prevent DV. New models of treatment for DV are needed. In this paper, an emphasis is placed on an integrated multimodal approach to treating DV, integrating the current psychological science on the neurobiology and brain science of human violence with recent findings in the neurobiology of group relationships to present a treatment program for DV employing a group therapy model. This group therapy treatment approach moves away from the treatment of symptoms to the treatment of the root causes of violence. The two-tier Duluth model (a community teaching model of psychoeducation and court-mandated behavioral therapies for male perpetrators) is expanded to include a third tier. This is a psychological science-driven model that identifies and treats the root causes of DV using a group process and group systems-oriented approach.

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The Edge of Chaos: Enactment, Disruption, and Emergence in Group Psychotherapy

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

When patients fall in love in a group—A challenge to group analysis

When patients fall in love in a group—A challenge to group analysis

Imperfection and Disillusionment as Therapeutic Agents

Multi-tiered Group Therapy Model to Identify and Treat the Root Causes of Domestic Violence: A Proposal Integrating Current Social Neuroscience Findings

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