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Large-group awareness training (LGAT) refers to activities usually offered by groups linked with the human potential movement〔For example, 〕 which claim to increase self-awareness and bring about desirable transformations in individuals' personal lives. They have been described by Michael Langone as "new age trainings"〔 and by Philip Cushman as "mass marathon trainings".〔Mass Marathon Trainings, excerpted, ''The Politics of Transformation: Recruitment – Indoctrination Processes in a Mass Marathon Psychology Organization'', St. Martin's Press 1993, Philip Cushman, Ph.D.〕 LGAT programs may involve several hundred people at a time.〔 〕 Though early definitions cited LGATs as featuring unusually long durations, more recent texts describe the trainings as lasting from a few hours to a few days. In 2004, DuMerton, citing "Langone (1989)", estimated that "()erhaps a million Americans have attended LGATs".〔 Forsyth and Corazzini cite Lieberman (1994) as suggesting "that at least 1.3 million Americans have taken part in LGAT sessions".〔 〕 ==Definitions of LGAT== DuMerton described Large Group Awareness Training as "teaching simple, but often overlooked wisdom, which takes place over the period of a few days, in which individuals receive intense, emotionally-focused instruction". 〔 〕 Rubinstein compared large-group awareness training to certain principles of cognitive therapy, such as the idea that people can change their lives by interpreting the way they view external circumstances.〔 〕 And in ''Consumer Research: Postcards from the edge'', when discussing behavioral and economic studies, the authors contrasted the "enclosed locations" used with Large Group Awareness Trainings with the "relatively open" environment of a "variety store".〔 〕 The ''Handbook of Group Psychotherapy'' described Large Group Awareness Training as focusing on "philosophical, psychological and ethical issues", as related to a desire to increase personal effectiveness in people's lives.〔 〕 Psychologist Dennis Coon's textbook, ''Psychology: A Journey'', defined the term "LGAT" as referring to: "programs that claim to increase self-awareness and facilitate constructive personal change".〔 Coon further defines Large Group Awareness Training in his book ''Introduction to Psychology''.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Large-group awareness training」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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