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Encounter group — An Encounter group is a form of group psychotherapy that emerged with the popularization of humanistic psychology in the 1960s. The work of Carl Rogers (founding father of person centered counseling) is central to this move away from psycho… … Wikipedia
encounter group — noun a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions • Hypernyms: ↑psychotherapy group * * * enˈcounter group 7 [encounter group] noun a group of people who meet regularly in order to help each other with… … Useful english dictionary
encounter group — en·coun·ter group in kau̇nt ər, en n a usu. leaderless and unstructured group that seeks to develop the capacity of the individual to express feelings and to form emotional ties by unrestrained confrontation of individuals (as by physical contact … Medical dictionary
encounter group — a form of group psychotherapy. The emphasis is on encouraging close relationships between group members and on the expression of feelings. To this end, physical contact and confrontations between group members are arranged by the group leader.… … The new mediacal dictionary
encounter group — encoun′ter group n. psl pst a group of people who meet, usu. with a trained leader, to increase self awareness and social sensitivity, and to change behavior • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
encounter group — noun Date: 1967 a usually unstructured group that seeks to develop the capacity of the individual to express feelings and to form emotional ties by unrestrained confrontation of individuals … New Collegiate Dictionary
encounter group — Psychol. a group of people who meet, usually with a trained leader, to increase self awareness and social sensitivity, and to change behavior through interpersonal confrontation, self disclosure, and strong emotional expression. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
encounter group — unstructured therapeutic group working to develop and explore emotional expression and communication in interpersonal relationships often by means of unrestrained emotional confrontation of the participants … English contemporary dictionary
encounter group — /ɛnˈkaʊntə grup/ (say en kowntuh groohp) noun a number of people who meet together to better understand themselves and their relationships with others by expressing their feelings and by confrontation, physical contact, etc …
Encounter — may mean:*Encounter (Christian event), an annual Christian worship event in Preston, UK * Encounter (magazine), a literary magazine *Encounter killing, a type of extrajudicial killings in which police shoot down gangsters in alleged police… … Wikipedia
group|er — group|er1 «GROO puhr», noun, plural ers or (collectively) er. any one of various ocean fishes with large mouths that live in warm and temperate seas, mostly around rocky shores and coral reefs. They resemble in color the corals and algae among… … Useful english dictionary
