Abstract
Time-concentrated group instruction in self-actualization may increase the immediate risk of diminished self-actualization by introducing an environment which encourages cohesion to the group rather than loyalty to self. This is the conclusion reached in a study of a course in Gestalt Therapy which emphasized self-actualization through self-awareness. Comparison of students enrolled in a time-concentrated summer course (n = 42) or a time-distributed regular-term course with the same instructor (n = 78) showed summer students had significantly less desirable scores than regular term students on five subscales of the Personal Orientation Inventory while also significantly decreasing the total number of subscales falling in the actualized ranges.
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