The Suboptimal Group
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14775981 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Zelaskowski (0000-0001-5808-1948, Westminster Pastoral Foundation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 491-504 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Group Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0533316498314013 |
| OpenAlex | W2082136508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The suboptimal group is the group we can find ourselves conducting when trying to establish an analytic small group in the Foulkesian mould. I propose external and internal determinants and discuss some of the dynamics of this particularly challenging area of our work as group psychotherapists. I describe the suboptimal contexts of three groups. I suggest that the suboptimal group is psychotherapy straddling a variety of forms, calling on the full range of our skills, and, when persisted with, can have therapeutic value for those involved
Cognitive psychology · Group (periodic table · Group dynamic · Group psychotherapy · Large group · Machine learning · Mathematics education · Psychotherapist · Value (mathematics · Variety (cybernetics · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Computer Science · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |