Maddy Stark
Ms. Towne
Psy 110
14 December 2015
If a person needed psychotherapy, they could either choose individual therapy or group therapy to help with their problems. Both have their pros and cons but group therapy has been proven to work a little bit better than individual therapy.
Group therapy tends to work better than individual therapy. There was a recent study where they had an individual go through therapy and after about a year, their condition stopped improving. But when the patient later had peer-to-peer interaction through group therapy, they were able to improve quicker, and more efficiently (Saska). That study was able to prove that therapy in a group does work better than if the patient had received individual care.
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While individual therapy can be very expensive, group therapy is much cheaper due to the many people involved. Another way it has been proven useful is that you can get support from those involved in the therapy whether they are your family or a group of people with similar problems (Ciccarelli).
Group therapy also has its disadvantages. Because you have many people in one session, you would have to share the therapist’s time. If you were with people of similar issues, it would not be too bad because the help they receive could also benefit you. But if you were with family, they might all have different problems that need addressed. Another flaw that it has is that if you had a severe mental illness, you might not be able to handle being a part of a group for therapy or even being able to handle therapy itself. In conclusion, while group therapy has its disadvantages, it has many advantages to outweigh them. It has even proven to be more beneficial than individual therapy in many ways such as a quicker improvement. Works Cited
Ciccarelli, Saundra, and White, J. Psychology. Boston: Pearson, 2015. Print.
Saksa, John R., P.S.Y.D., et al. "Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Early Psychosis: A Comprehensive Review of Individual Vs. Group Treatment Studies." International journal of group psychotherapy 59.3 (2009): 357-83. ProQuest. Web. 13 Dec.
Ms. Towne
Psy 110
14 December 2015
If a person needed psychotherapy, they could either choose individual therapy or group therapy to help with their problems. Both have their pros and cons but group therapy has been proven to work a little bit better than individual therapy.
Group therapy tends to work better than individual therapy. There was a recent study where they had an individual go through therapy and after about a year, their condition stopped improving. But when the patient later had peer-to-peer interaction through group therapy, they were able to improve quicker, and more efficiently (Saska). That study was able to prove that therapy in a group does work better than if the patient had received individual care.
The …show more content…
While individual therapy can be very expensive, group therapy is much cheaper due to the many people involved. Another way it has been proven useful is that you can get support from those involved in the therapy whether they are your family or a group of people with similar problems (Ciccarelli).
Group therapy also has its disadvantages. Because you have many people in one session, you would have to share the therapist’s time. If you were with people of similar issues, it would not be too bad because the help they receive could also benefit you. But if you were with family, they might all have different problems that need addressed. Another flaw that it has is that if you had a severe mental illness, you might not be able to handle being a part of a group for therapy or even being able to handle therapy itself. In conclusion, while group therapy has its disadvantages, it has many advantages to outweigh them. It has even proven to be more beneficial than individual therapy in many ways such as a quicker improvement. Works Cited
Ciccarelli, Saundra, and White, J. Psychology. Boston: Pearson, 2015. Print.
Saksa, John R., P.S.Y.D., et al. "Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Early Psychosis: A Comprehensive Review of Individual Vs. Group Treatment Studies." International journal of group psychotherapy 59.3 (2009): 357-83. ProQuest. Web. 13 Dec.