title: The place of self psychology in group psychotherapy: a status report.
abstract: This article reviews the growing contribution of self psychology to group psychotherapy. The basic self-psychological concepts as they are applied to group dynamics and the treatment process are explored. Transference, countertransference, and self-restitutive patterns are illustrated in a clinical vignette that includes a "difficult" patient's impact upon the interactional and group-as-a-whole processes. Several directions for future investigation are described.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003379:Countertransference; D004532:Ego; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009289:Narcissism; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D014167:Transference, Psychology