This Book, Originally Published In 1972, Aims To Provide A Theoretical Framework For Group Therapists, To Guide Them Through The Mass Of Variables Which Beset Them. Its Scope Therefore Is Extremely Broad, For It Also Touches On Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Communication And General Systems Theory. In The Last Chapter Certain Simple Conclusions Are Drawn Concerning The Relationship Between Group And Psycho-dynamics.the Book Will Be Of Some Interest To Those Who Have Already Had Some Experience Of Small, Medium Or Large Groups, And Who Want To Think About Their Work In More General Terms: It Is Not Yet Widely Realised How Radically Different And How Potentially Powerful Are The Implications Of Group Procedures, Not Only For Therapy But In Such Fields As Education, Industry And Politics.freud Recognised This When He Pointed Out The Dilemma Of Having To Procure For The Group Precisely Those Features Which Were Characteristic Of The Individual, And Which Are Extinguished In Him By The Formation Of The Group.