The Breakfast Club (1985) is a movie about five high school students who meet during Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. This movie will be watched a few times over the first 10 weeks of the course. This week, you will watch the movie in order to identify therapeutic factors and group roles. As you watch, you are encouraged to pull up a copy of the therapeutic factors and group roles worksheet, as well as the list of group roles created during week 2.
After watching The Breakfast Club (1985), using the Therapeutic Factors and Negative Variable Worksheet.
Part A: Identify as many as therapeutic factors as described in Yalom & Leszcz (2005) and illustrate them with the events took place in the movie. Also discuss how these factors contribute to group effectiveness and the growth of the members.
Instillation of Hope
Universality
Imparting of Information
Altruism
Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group
Development of Socializing Techniques
Imitative Behavior
Interpersonal Learning
Group Cohesiveness
Catharsis
Existential Factors
Part B: With reference to the negative group variables discussed in Gladding (2020) chapter 2. Address the following:
Provide examples of the negative variables.
How does each affect group dynamics and group development?
