Define Group Structure, and Indicate What Characteristics Create It

question 4

Essay

Define group structure, and indicate what characteristics create it. How do we know when a group has structure?

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Definitions:

Rewards And Consequences

In behavioral psychology, rewards and consequences are the positive or negative outcomes following specific behaviors, which can encourage or discourage the recurrence of those behaviors.

Behavior Therapy

Systematic application of the principles of learning to the direct modification of a client’s problem behaviors.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that is based on Freud’s thinking and assumes that psychological problems reflect early childhood experiences and internal conflicts.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that addresses maladaptive patterns of thought to alleviate psychological stress and disorders.