Modern group analysis derives from a maturational developmental theory. Its technique is attuned to the self/other developmental capacities (mirroring) of the individual and group. Rather than rely exclusively on self induced interpretations and explanations, the modern group analyst focuses on emotional communication, exploration, and maturational interventions. Therapeutic growth emerges from these group interactions.
Missing from more traditional models of group therapy has been a cogent articulation of the implicit neural mechanisms involved in explaining how and why interpersonal emotional engagement accounts for the majority of the change process in psychotherapy. The neurosciences now provide us with such an articulation focused on the crucial importance that recurring authentic face-to-face social interaction have on neural processes.
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Our survival depends on understanding the actions, intentions and emotions of others… Mirror neurons allow us to grasp the minds of others not through conceptual reasoning but through direct simulation. By feeling, not by thinking. (Blakeslee)
and our kindness creates a field of power—a quality of genuine presence that grows from our intimacy with virtue. The more peaceful, cheerful, and generous we are, the more successful we are in attracting people to us…” (Mipham).
Recently discovered mirror neurons in the motor cortex of the brain register the actions and intentions of both the organism and others in the environment. As such, they may play a significant role in social behavior and groups. This paper considers the potential implications of mirror neurons and related neural networks for group therapists, proposing that mirror neurons and mirror systems provide “hard-wired” support for the group therapist's belief in the centrality of relationships in the treatment process and exploring their value in accounting for group-as-a-whole phenomena. Mirror neurons further confirm the holistic, social nature of perception, action, and intention as distinct from a stimulus-response behaviorism. The implications of mirror neurons and mirroring processes for the group therapist role, interventions, and training are also discussed.
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