Developing the group mind through functional subgrouping: linking systems-centered training (SCT) and interpersonal neurobiology |
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Authors: | Gantt Susan P Agazarian Yvonne M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. sgantt@emory.edu |
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Abstract: | This article introduces the systems-centered concept of the "group mind" by linking systems-centered thinking and interpersonal neurobiology, building on Siegel's definition of mind as the process of regulating the flow of energy and information. Functional subgrouping, the systems-centered group method for resolving conflicts, discriminates and integrates the flow of energy and information within and between group members, subgroups, and the group-as-a-whole, thus potentiating survival, development, and transformation. This article uses the interpersonal neurobiological framework to discuss functional subgrouping as a tool for developing the group mind: considering how functional subgrouping facilitates emotional regulation, creates a secure relational context, and potentiates neural integration. |
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