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encounter group
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encounter group
n.
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
n
(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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Noun1.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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Encounter groups between Jews and Arabs at the School for Peace have temporarily started working with groups of Jews or Arabs separately to lay a framework for both sides to meet together later on.
Lessons learned from Israel's Peace Village. (Alternative Voices) by Andrews, Joseph L. / The Humanist
She cites 50 years of examples of encounter groups, black psychotherapy, sensitivity trainings, and cultural etiquette books that arose to manage tensions in the postwar integration era.
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When Westerners encounter groups like the Nzamba Lela, they sometimes feel uncomfortable because they are so natural that, in a way, they are guileless.
Blurring the Lines by FELCIANO, RITA / Dance Magazine
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