Beyond rejection, glory and the Soldier’s Matrix: the heart of my group analysis

During my 45 year journey in the different approaches to psychotherapy, an interest in small, median and later in large groups have influenced me professionally. Many in the Israel IGA had a similar professional history until we finally felt group analysis as our home. I also learned from experience...

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Published in:Group analysis 2018-12, Vol.51 (4), p.389-405
Main Author: Friedman, Robi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Group psychotherapy
Large groups
Matrices
Online analytical processing
Psychotherapy
Social motivation
Soldiers
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Summary:During my 45 year journey in the different approaches to psychotherapy, an interest in small, median and later in large groups have influenced me professionally. Many in the Israel IGA had a similar professional history until we finally felt group analysis as our home. I also learned from experiences of rejection and glory. A Trauma-Glory continuum, connected to rejection and inclusion, will be discussed. Glory, which is considered a basic social motivation, could have a special space in group analysis. The concept of the Soldier’s Matrix will be discussed, with a distinctive group-analytic approach to the large group and ‘the Sandwich model’. This group analytic application, could be taken as a possible ‘anti-dote’ to difficult social configurations as are found in ‘soldiers’ matrices’.
ISSN:0533-3164
1461-717X
DOI:10.1177/0533316418792487