Groups That Begin and End with the Same Membership and Frequently

question 18

Multiple Choice

Groups that begin and end with the same membership and frequently meet for a predetermined number of sessions are called __________ groups.

• A) Treatment
• B) Closed membership
• C) Mandated membership
• D) Stable membership

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Definitions:

Catharsis

The release of emotional tension.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a safer target.

Sigmund Freud

A seminal figure in psychology, known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.