Chumans'ka O. Dynamics of nonverbal behavior of patients with neurotic disorders in group psychotherapy process

The Dissertation is dedicated to the issues of clinics, typology of nonverbal behavior and psychotherapeutic treatment of neurotic disorders.170 patients with neurastenia, anxious-phobic and somatic-formed disorders were examined. Quantitative and gualitative indexes differed in all groups of patients. In the process of group psychotherapy treatment nonverbal behavior was standardized thanks to imitative mechanisms of inner group interaction. These changes took place together with psychotherapeutic dynamics of the group process. Parameters of nonverbal behavior are an objective criteria of effectiveness evaluation of group psychotherapy. Ethological metod allows ojective observation after the process of psychotherapeutic work in a group.