Abstract:Group dynamics are re-defined in this paper as boundary processes having distinctive systems and object relations properties. A historical analysis is offered which leads to a modern functional definition of group dynamics as communicative signals requiring some form of intervention or response from the therapist. The boundary properties of both the original group dynamic process and the leader's ultimate response need to be articulated from a systems vantage point. The most effective and systems opening forms… Show more
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