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.

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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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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