Scapegoating in group psychotherapy.
The purpose of this paper is to describe and illuminate the phenomenon of scapegoating in group psychotherapy. Specifically, the role of projective identification - on both individual and group-wide bases - in the evolution of the deviant is delineated. Individual, interpersonal, and whole-group interventions are presented along with the technique of functional subgrouping, a relatively new and particularly potent group intervention. Several case vignettes are detailed for illustration.
Moreno
J Kelly
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Department of Psychology, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA. kmoreno@calpoly.edu
D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000786:Anger; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D006126:Group Processes; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D011385:Projection; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012539:Scapegoating