Which term describes the group therapy process where family of origin behaviors are corrected?

• A. Universality
• B. Altruism
• C. Imparting of Information
• D. The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group

Answer: (D)

In group therapy, the group can function as a microcosm of a person’s family of origin, allowing early interaction patterns to be reenacted and then revised through the feedback and support of others. This creates a corrective emotional experience, where the individual can experience new, healthier ways of relating within a familiar relational context. The term that captures this process—where family of origin behaviors are revisited and transformed within the group setting—is The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group. Other therapeutic factors in groups, such as universality (realizing others share similar issues), altruism (helping others enhances self-worth), and imparting information (psychoeducation), describe important but different mechanisms and do not specifically denote the re-enactment and correction of original family dynamics.