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1. GROUP DYNAMICS
Manorama Issac
Lecturer

2. MEANING
• THE WORD DYNAMIC MEANS FORCE.
• THE TERM GROUP DYNAMICS
REFERSTO THE FORCES OPERATING IN
GROUPS.

3. CLASSIFICATION OF GROUPS
• GROUPS ARE CLASSIFIED AS EITHER
PRIMARY OR SECONDARYACCORDING
TO THEIR STRUCTURE AND TYPE OF
INTERACTION.
• GROUPS MAY ALSO BE CLASSIFIED AS
FORMAL SEMI-FORMAL OR INFORMAL.

4. CLASSIFICATION OF GROUPS
• FIVE TYPES OF GROUPS ARE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMEROUS
INFORMAL GROUPS IN EXISTANCE.
1.FRIENDSHIP GROUPS
2. HOBBY GROUPS
3.CONVENIENCE GROUPS
4.WORKGROUPS
5.SELF PROTECTIVE GROUPS.

5. ELEMENTS
• ACTIVITY
• INTERACTION
• BELIEFS
• NORMS
• SENTIMENTS

6. HEALTH CARE GROUPS
• TEACHING GROUPS
• SELF HELP GROUPS
• SELF AWARENESS OR GROWTH GROUPS
• THERAPY GROUPS

7. CHARACTERISTICS
• ACCOMPLISH ITS GOAL
• MAINTAIN ITS COHESION
• DEVELOP & MODIFY ITS STRUCTURE
TO IMPROVE ITS EFFECTIVENESS.

8. ASSESSING GROUP DYNAMICS
A.COMMITMENT.
B.LEADERSHIP STYLE
C.DECISION MAKING METHODS.
FIVE METHODS OF DECISION MAKING
ARE:
 INDIVIDUALOR AUTHORITY RULE
DECISIONS.

9. ASSESSING GROUP DYNAMICS
MINORITY DECISIONS.
MAJORITY DECISIONS.
CONSENSUS DECISION.
D. GROUP TASK ROLES.
E.INTERACTION PATTERNS
F.COHESIVENESS
G.POWER