EXPERIENCES IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

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  • HELENE PAPANEK Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/r6fgpk63

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PSYCHOTHERAPY

Abstract

This is the first group meeting after a four-week vacation.
No patient arrives on time. The first, Jack, is 10 minutes late. He has the same Austrian background as I, and we engage in superficial conversation. Helen comes in a few minutes later. Standing, she looks at Jack and me and says: "I don't want to interfere in this private conversation; I'd better leave." I answer: "Sit down, Helen, and help us to start the group."
Helen mentioned before our vacation the possibility of being pregnant. Now in answer to Jack's question, she says she is sure and is happy about her pregnancy. Both state that they had a good summer: Jack is satisfied with his work, Helen with her marriage, and there is nothing to talk about.

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Published

2025-01-06

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Vol. 20 No. 3-4 (1967): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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