Generally Speaking, All of the Following Distinguish Self-Help/support Groups from Counseling/therapy

question 4

Multiple Choice

Generally speaking, all of the following distinguish self-help/support groups from counseling/therapy groups EXCEPT:

• A) an emphasis on confidentiality vs. members' right to privacy.
• B) a focus on political and social issues vs. individual ones.
• C) leaders emerge fluidly from membership, vs. being pre-designated and non-members.
• D) a focus on a single issue vs. overall interpersonal functioning.
• E) targeting less pathological, focused concerns vs. broader, more pervasive mental health concerns.

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Definitions:

Repetitive Abuse

Continuing abusive behavior or acts that occur repeatedly over time in a relationship or setting.

Domestic Violence

A pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain control over another intimate partner.

Subculture of Violence

A concept in criminology that suggests certain groups or communities develop norms and attitudes that accept, justify, or glorify violence.

Negative Reference Group

A group an individual does not wish to associate with, often because they embody values or behaviors that are rejected.