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English citations of LGAT

  1. (psychology) Large-group awareness training.
    • 1989, Jeffrey D. Fisher with Silver, Chinsky, Goff, Klar, Zagieboylo, “Psychological effects of participation in a large group awareness training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[1], volume 57, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 747–755:
      LGATs generally focus on philosophical, psychological, and ethical issues related to personal effectiveness, decision making, personal responsibility, and commitment. These issues are examined through lectures, demonstrations, dialogue with participants, structured exercises, and participants' testimonials of personal experiences relevant to the themes presented. Participants are encouraged to apply the insights they obtain to improving their own lives.
    • 1989, Jeffrey D. Fisher with Silver, Chinsky, Goff, Klar, Zagieboylo, “Psychological effects of participation in a large group awareness training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[2], volume 57, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 747–755:
      Since their initiation, LGATs have been the subject of much controversy. While LGAT supporters argue that such interventions are vehicles for personal growth and societal change and are a cost-effective means of introducing beneficial therapeutic messages to large audiences (Berger, 1977; Erhard & Gioscia, 1978; Shaw, 1977), others view them as a hazardous and irresponsible use of powerful psychological principles and psychotherapeutic procedures (see, e.g., Brewer, 1975; Rome, 1977).
    • 1989, Jeffrey D. Fisher with Silver, Chinsky, Goff, Klar, Zagieboylo, “Psychological effects of participation in a large group awareness training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[3], volume 57, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 747–755:
      The short-term outcome analyses revealed that only perceived control was affected by Forum participation, and no long-term treatment effects were observed. Results suggest that claims about far-reaching positive or negative psychological effects of participation in LGATs such as the Forum may be exaggerated.
    • 1990 February, Yechiel Klar with et al., “Characteristics of Participants in a Large Group Awareness Training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[4], volume 58, number 1, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 99–108:
      Prospective participants in The Forum, which has been classified as an LGAT, were compared with nonparticipating peers and with available normative samples on measures of well-being, negative life events, social support, and philosophical orientation. Results revealed that prospective participants were significantly more distressed than peer and normative samples of community residents and had a higher level of impact of recent negative life events compared with peer (but not normative) samples.
    • 1990 February, Yechiel Klar with et al., “Characteristics of Participants in a Large Group Awareness Training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[5], volume 58, number 1, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 99–108:
      The data suggest that prospective LGAT participants can be distinguished from their peers and community samples along two primary dimensions: higher levels of psychological distress and a belief in a set of values that includes self-responsibility and self-awareness.
    • 1990 February, Yechiel Klar with et al., “Characteristics of Participants in a Large Group Awareness Training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[6], volume 58, number 1, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 99–108:
      The LGAT participants also appeared to have a somewhat higher level of impact of recent negative life events compared with the peer nominees but not compared with the normative sample.
    • 1990 February, Yechiel Klar with et al., “Characteristics of Participants in a Large Group Awareness Training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[7], volume 58, number 1, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 99–108:
      One factor distinguishing prospective LGAT participants from nominees was their level of psychological distress. Overall, the data indicate that Forum participants were more distressed than the nominees and a community sample yet were less distressed than a clinical outpatient population.
    • 1990 February, Yechiel Klar with et al., “Characteristics of Participants in a Large Group Awareness Training”, in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology[8], volume 58, number 1, American Psychological Association, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved 2010-06-25, pages 99–108:
      Taken together, the ability of distress and philosophical orientation to distinguish prospective LGAT participants from non-participants suggests a tentative model for explaining LGAT participation. Whereas psychological distress or dissatisfaction with current circumstances may be what motivates individuals to seek an available change activity, the kinds of values and worldviews held by individuals may steer them toward a specific change modality (e.g., an LGAT).
    • 1995, Margaret Thaler Singer, Janja Lalich, Cults in Our Midst, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, →ISBN, page 42:
      Between 1971 and 1985, in particular, a number of LGAT groups gained large followings and subsequent notoriety and some are still active in the 1990s. LGAT groups included est and its offshoots such as Transformation Technologies and the Forum (Werner Erhard); Lifespring (John Hanley); Silva Mind Control (Jose Silva); Direct Centering (Gavin Barnes, aka Bayard Hora); Actualizations (Stewart Emery); ONE (Oury Engolz); Life Training (W.R. Whitten and K.B Brown); Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) and Insight Seminars (John-Roger Hinkins); PSI World (Thomas D. Whilhite); and Arica Institute (Oscar Ichazo). This particular brand of New Age group gained significant access into the business world.
    • 1996, Margaret, Ph. D. Singer, “Intruding into the Workplace”, in Cults in our Midst, Jossey-Bass, →ISBN:
      LGAT programs tend to last at least four days and usually five. They are described as seminars and sound very much like special college courses. The highly confrontational and psychological aspects generally are not mentioned beforehand. Nor it is mentioned that a whole new theory of how the world works will be inculcated in attendees.
    • 2004, Elizabeth Puttick, “Landmark Forum (est)”, in Christopher Partridge, editor, New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 407:
      The LGAT format can have advantages, mainly in terms of affordability and the powerful support of being in a crowd of like-minded people. However, they have their critics, who say that they offer a 'one-size-fits-all' approach, where the group leaders make assumptions about clients' problems, and have an excessive focus on defining interpersonal relationships as the central objective in life.
    • 2006, Maia Szalavitz, Help at Any Cost, Riverhead Books, →ISBN, pages 159, 318:
      The little research conducted on the outcomes of these seminars doesn't even find them effective at prompting positive change. Most participants find the experience profoundly moving – and many people believe that such an emotionally intense event must necessarily produce psychological improvement. Consequently, an overwhelming majority of participants, when surveyed afterward, say their lives were changed for the better. However, several studies (including one of Lifespring) have found that while participants say their LGAT experiences improve their lives, there was no positive effect, or a small, short-lived one, on their actual psychological problems and behavior.
    • 2011, Robert Carroll, The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions[9], Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, →ISBN:
      LGAT gurus claim to know how to help people become more creative, intelligent, healthy, and rich. They focus primarily on the role interpersonal communication plays in self-esteem and in defining our relationships with others. [] Though some advocate visualization, self-hypnosis, and other techniques for achieving self-realization, most LGAT programs focus on communication skills and the effect of language on thought and behavior. Those running the programs must excel in those skills. The trainers are motivators.