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The College of New Rochelle Graduate School GSC 586: Principles of Guidance Instructor: Cynthia S. KilKelly Film Review: Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling. By April Spates
I viewed the film: Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling. George Michael Gazda, organized and lead a small group of people who suffered from anxiety, he used the subject of test-taking as the main focus to help desensitize the group. The issues of anxiety presented in the video are very important, relevant in today’s world. Gazda’s perspective on anxiety is relevant in today’s world. According to the “Mental Illness Research Association (MIRA) there are a variety of anxiety disorders they are: obsessivecompulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), phobias: social phobias, agoraphobias, and specific phobias. Approximately 19.1 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 13.3 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder,” (Health, 2002, p. 1). Gazda’s psychotherapeutic approach to the task group on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was to desensitize the group from anxiety, and teach the group instrumental techniques in coping with anxiety, and to make them aware of their anxiety, and he would ask specific questions about their fears, so the fear is broken-down into smaller components where it becomes more manageable. First Gazda, applied the method of systematic desensitization, he first introduced a relaxation, and or meditation method called imaginary visualization to help the participants relax, once they were relaxed, he then conducted his line of questioning about their
Film Review 2 fears, and he asked them to respond by raising an arm, his intended goal was the break-down the large fear element into smaller elements of fear, to make the fear more manageable, and less effective. While watching the Gazda film in class I reflected back to the time when I had taken a yoga class in undergrad school. Each morning before we started classes we would participate in group or class meditation. My yoga instructor, first conducted breathing exercises, and then she would play some nice soothing music, and have us lie down on these comfortable colorful mats, and then she told us to relax, and then she would facilitator talk (pleasant talk: with a soothing tone of voice) while we meditated she also used imaginary visualization, where she would ask the class to envision themselves in a peaceful, stress-free setting to relieve metal tension, muscle tension. She asked us to imagine ourselves on beach lying down with a nice cool breeze relaxing, with our favorite drink on hand to quench our thirst, and she also wanted us to think about the happiest time or times in our lives. While watch the Gazda film I learned that his approach was slightly different compared to my yoga instructor because there was specific focus (subject or topic), like Gazda’s focus on anxiety while taking tests. Gazda directed the group towards a specific situation, and reasoning, and questioning, shows he had a specific agenda, and projected outcome in which he wanted to achieve in his therapeutic approach. The intended purpose for the group therapy was the same and the projected outcome for the clients in the group were the same, even though the clients might experience different levels of anxiety while taking tests or exams, there was a common goal projected on the part of the participants, and the therapist. Watching the film has prompted me to become more conscious and aware of my behavior, because if I can recognize that there are some issues in my behavior that needs to changed, and by alerting yourself of the issues make them more manageable to change. I believe the positive aspect that learned by watching the film is that all of the participants were there to learn how to cope with their anxieties, and a desired interest in possibly eliminate the anxiety all together so their lives would be more fulfilling. The negative response that I can see from this whole experience is that all of the group participants have anxiety on different levels, and are functioning with anxiety on different levels, and it probably makes the group situation less effective in some aspects, or in some areas where changed occurred, or can occur.
Film Review 3
References
Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling (1975). [Motion Picture]. Health, N. I. (2002, 07 23). Mental Illness Research Association. Retrieved July 07/23/2010, 2010, from [email protected]: http://www.miraresearch.org/understanding/statistics.htm
The College of New Rochelle Graduate School GSC 586: Principles of Guidance Instructor: Cynthia S. KilKelly Film Review: Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling. By April Spates
I viewed the film: Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling. George Michael Gazda, organized and lead a small group of people who suffered from anxiety, he used the subject of test-taking as the main focus to help desensitize the group. The issues of anxiety presented in the video are very important, relevant in today’s world. Gazda’s perspective on anxiety is relevant in today’s world. According to the “Mental Illness Research Association (MIRA) there are a variety of anxiety disorders they are: obsessivecompulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), phobias: social phobias, agoraphobias, and specific phobias. Approximately 19.1 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 13.3 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder,” (Health, 2002, p. 1). Gazda’s psychotherapeutic approach to the task group on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was to desensitize the group from anxiety, and teach the group instrumental techniques in coping with anxiety, and to make them aware of their anxiety, and he would ask specific questions about their fears, so the fear is broken-down into smaller components where it becomes more manageable. First Gazda, applied the method of systematic desensitization, he first introduced a relaxation, and or meditation method called imaginary visualization to help the participants relax, once they were relaxed, he then conducted his line of questioning about their
Film Review 2 fears, and he asked them to respond by raising an arm, his intended goal was the break-down the large fear element into smaller elements of fear, to make the fear more manageable, and less effective. While watching the Gazda film in class I reflected back to the time when I had taken a yoga class in undergrad school. Each morning before we started classes we would participate in group or class meditation. My yoga instructor, first conducted breathing exercises, and then she would play some nice soothing music, and have us lie down on these comfortable colorful mats, and then she told us to relax, and then she would facilitator talk (pleasant talk: with a soothing tone of voice) while we meditated she also used imaginary visualization, where she would ask the class to envision themselves in a peaceful, stress-free setting to relieve metal tension, muscle tension. She asked us to imagine ourselves on beach lying down with a nice cool breeze relaxing, with our favorite drink on hand to quench our thirst, and she also wanted us to think about the happiest time or times in our lives. While watch the Gazda film I learned that his approach was slightly different compared to my yoga instructor because there was specific focus (subject or topic), like Gazda’s focus on anxiety while taking tests. Gazda directed the group towards a specific situation, and reasoning, and questioning, shows he had a specific agenda, and projected outcome in which he wanted to achieve in his therapeutic approach. The intended purpose for the group therapy was the same and the projected outcome for the clients in the group were the same, even though the clients might experience different levels of anxiety while taking tests or exams, there was a common goal projected on the part of the participants, and the therapist. Watching the film has prompted me to become more conscious and aware of my behavior, because if I can recognize that there are some issues in my behavior that needs to changed, and by alerting yourself of the issues make them more manageable to change. I believe the positive aspect that learned by watching the film is that all of the participants were there to learn how to cope with their anxieties, and a desired interest in possibly eliminate the anxiety all together so their lives would be more fulfilling. The negative response that I can see from this whole experience is that all of the group participants have anxiety on different levels, and are functioning with anxiety on different levels, and it probably makes the group situation less effective in some aspects, or in some areas where changed occurred, or can occur.
Film Review 3
References
Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling (1975). [Motion Picture]. Health, N. I. (2002, 07 23). Mental Illness Research Association. Retrieved July 07/23/2010, 2010, from [email protected]: http://www.miraresearch.org/understanding/statistics.htm
