Dear Ninja,
Some people consider group therapy to be "second rate treatment." However research data suggests that group therapy is equally as effective as individual therapy and, in some cases, more effective than individual therapy. According to your lecturer, what factors may make group therapy more effective than individual therapy. (Please use the internet in place of a lecturer and your own common knowledge. I'd appreciate your response to be 3 pages double spaced with 1 inch margins all around) This question is worth 10 million fubucks!
Dear crazy person,
I'm not going to take that much time in explaining why it works. It works well because there is a free exchange of ideas that have been successful for others in their problem solving. Also, it helps people unburden themselves to multiple people so that they no longer feel the weight of the problem. It's why AA, NA, etc, are successful programs if you actually follow them.
Say, for example, you and your crazy group mates are all afraid of the same thing, but one or more of you is making progress on not being such a thumb sucker about it. They can share how they are overcoming the fear, and possibly help you take the first steps in doing so as well.
Make sense now? Good. Here's your lollipop and your sticker. See you next week.