encounter group

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encounter group

A typically unstructured psychotherapy group in which the participants seek to increase their sensitivity, responsiveness, and emotional expressiveness, as by freely verbalizing and responding to emotions.

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encounter group

(Psychology) a group of people who meet in order to develop self-awareness and mutual understanding by openly expressing their feelings, by confrontation, physical contact, etc

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encoun′ter group`

a group of people who meet, usu. with a trained leader, to increase self-awareness and social sensitivity, and to change behavior.

[1965–70]

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encounter group - a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions

psychotherapy group - a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes

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encounter group

n (Psych) → Selbsterfahrungsgruppe f

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