Behave or Be Detected! Identifying Outlier Sequences by Their Group Cohesion

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in Israel in February 2020 prompted widespread public response, which included a deluge of humorous memes. The current article discusses the main meme cycles of the pandemic with the aim of uncovering the functions of the humorous meme, and particularly its singular language, which incorporates the universal and the particular, the global and the local, the hegemonic and the subversive. The memes are examined in their immediate context, as responses to news announcements, restrictions, and rumors relating to the pandemic, and from a comparative perspective, with emphasis on the various functions of disaster jokes and the use of folklore in response to previous epidemics, crises, or risks. Alongside the hybrid nature of the genre, these meme cycles demonstrate that COVID-19 is not just a threatening virus but a new reality that undermines our experience of time and space, evoking old beliefs and new, and threatening to change everyday practices. These narratives not only reflect the incongruities evoked by the virus, but also give vent to anxieties and aggressions brought on by the pandemic and convey a communal need to protect and foster group cohesion and a local sense of belonging.

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Measurements for the institutional cohesion dimension of the standard model of military group cohesion

Military Psychology ◽

10.1080/08995605.2021.1897491 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 92-103

Author(s):

Ralph Sundberg ◽

Chiara Ruffa

Keyword(s):

Standard Model ◽

Group Cohesion ◽

The Standard Model

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Assessing and Harnessing the Power of Intergenerational Interactions in Mindfulness-Based Treatment Groups

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3056 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 834-835

Author(s):

Deanna Dragan ◽

Andrea Newman ◽

Calia Torres ◽

Keisha Carden ◽

Sarah Letang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Group Cohesion ◽

Therapist Training ◽

Future Research ◽

Prior Training ◽

Group Interactions ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Mindfulness Skills ◽

Student Therapists ◽

Cohort Differences

Abstract Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in individual and group formats, have been shown to be effective for a variety of psychological disorders. Due to the promising evidence supporting the wide applicability of mindfulness skills, graduate student therapists were trained to deliver groups that attracted diverse individuals across the lifespan. In these groups, therapists noted how intergenerational dynamics facilitated group cohesion and allowed for increased normalization of common challenges related to practicing mindfulness skills. Therapists’ prior training on cohort differences and treatment recommendations for older adults served as an important foundation to navigating these group interactions. Barriers to simultaneously collecting data and delivering intervention components were noted by the student therapists. Future research and therapist training gaps in knowledge related to effectively facilitating intergenerational groups were identified.

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