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The inner group: Its manifestation in drawings and in the actual group

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This article presents an analysis of drawings together with information regarding the person's biography and style of participation in the group. The symbolic rendering in condensed visual form sheds light on our understanding of the specific individual's inner group and related mode of behavior in the real group. The rich clinical material offers a new source of insight into this important realm of group studies.

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  1. 20 Balfour Street, 92102, Jerusalem, Israel

    Ada Abraham (clinical psychologist)

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She is Professor at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, founder and first President of the Israeli Group-Analytic Society, honorary Member of the French Group-Analytic Society (Paris); and full Member of Group-Analytic Society (London).

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Abraham, A. The inner group: Its manifestation in drawings and in the actual group. Group 15, 28–38 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01419844

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