All posts tagged "groups"
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Conformity
Conformity is the evil twin of community. Both are attempts to bridge the chasm of existential isolation, attempts...
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Destructiveness And Groups
“Some men just want to watch the world burn.” – Alfred Pennyworth We can simplify the discussion around...
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Groups
All groups, small and big alike, serve the same basic psychological function, which is to allow for the...
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Group Membership
Have you ever noticed how some people, when surrounded by a posse of friends, are loud, confident, and...
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Group Narcissism
We usually think of narcissism as being specific to the individual so what do we mean by group...
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Pathology of Normalcy
Erich Fromm called it the ‘pathology of normalcy’, a clever term to encapsulate the idea that trying to...
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Speak The Same Language
Counselors learn that a good way to form a trusting relationship with clients is to adopt a similar...
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Ostracism
It’s better to express your authentic thoughts and feelings and be excluded than to minimize these thoughts and...
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Conflict
There is a stage in the development of groups commonly called ‘storming’ where the veneer of friendliness and...
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Individualization
We are accustomed in existential thought to view individualization and self-actualization as noble pursuits and as proof of...
