Glossary G

Glossary G

Group psychoanalysis is defined as an approach to group therapy that is grounded in Sigmund Freud’s method of treatment, and so includes a directive therapist who makes use of free association, interpretation, and transference processes.

Group sanctions refer to rewards and punishments, such as approval or disapproval which is administered by groups to enforce conformity among members.

Group selection refers to the mechanism operating as part of natural selection whereby groups with helpful individuals were more apt to survive, and those who helped were rewarded by being allowed to mate more freely.

Group size is defined as the number of members in a group.

Group socialisation refer to dynamic processes in which group members and groups influence each other. It is a pattern of change in the relationship between an individual and a group that begins when an individual first considers joining the group and ends when he or she leaves it.

Group space is defined as a temporary spatial boundary that forms around interacting groups and serves as a barrier to unwanted intrusion by non-members.

Group status refers to the esteem in which the group is held by people not in the group.

Group structure refers to the network of roles, communication pathways, and power in a group. It is the underlying pattern of roles, norms, and relations among members that organizes groups.