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[Symptom-centered group therapy for phobias--the problem-oriented workshop in psychotherapy].
Fortschritte Der Neurologie, Psychiatrie, Und Ihrer Grenzgebiete
|June 1, 1975
Summary
Short-term psychotherapy benefits from group dynamics. Symptom-oriented peer workshops offer a cost-effective approach, enhancing treatment for issues like phobias by focusing on group variables and real-world application.
Area of Science:
- Psychotherapy research
- Social psychology
- Behavioral therapy
Context:
- Short-term psychotherapy is increasingly recognized as a socioeconomic necessity.
- Group psychotherapy and behavior therapy have largely neglected group-specific aspects.
- The
- task-oriented small group
- has been studied intensively in experimental social psychology.
Purpose:
- To outline recent changes in group psychotherapy and behavior therapy.
- To discuss the
- symptom-oriented peer workshop
- as a treatment milieu.
- To assess the therapeutic potential of peer workshops for various conditions, particularly phobias.
Summary:
- The paper discusses the
- symptom-oriented peer workshop
- as a treatment milieu, integrating group-specific variables like cohesion and task-orientation.
- It assesses the therapeutic potential of peer workshops in self-help, rehabilitation, and re-education programs.
- The application to phobia treatment is detailed, including behavior-focused confrontation with reality (flooding in vivo) within a group setting.
Impact:
- Problem-focused retraining under real-life conditions (reality testing) can be a standalone treatment or an adjuvant therapy.
- This approach can facilitate tackling more complex problems after initial treatment.
- The findings are applicable to phobias and potentially generalizable to other psychological issues.