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 | | So an encounter group is an intense and unpredictable affair, where the leader is very active in suggesting ways of pursuing a person's problem, using techniques taken from gestalt, psychodrama, primal, psychosynthesis, healing, bioenergetics and anything else which may be useful. |
 | | Encounter groups are very good for working through interpersonal issues such as shyness, talkativeness, inability to express anger, difficulties in handling closeness, not knowing what to say to people and all that kind of thing, because the leader can encourage very direct confrontation on such matters. |
 | | It is not possible to have a leaderless encounter group, because of the very central and demanding role of the leader, but it is possible to have an encounter group where the leadership shifts from one person to another, either spontaneously or by design. |
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