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Community Unconscious on the Internet

Tmourot Ve'Anashim Institute, Tel-Aviv University and at Beit Berl college, Israel Association of Group Psychotherapy, International Association of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP), American Group-Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), haimw{at}netvision.net.il

This article examines the group dynamics in a discussion list on the Internet, focusing on the special psychological mechanisms that appear. A discussion list is seen to resemble a large group, and the processes characteristic of the large group are relevant to its study. The transference of the list members towards the moderator and the list as a whole is examined together with the countertransference of the moderator. Some of the dynamics that appear on the list deviate from those that usually appear in a large group. Exploring the unconscious of a discussion list on the Internet helps in under-standing the common hidden norms and values of organizations and communities, especially those of the community of mental health professionals.

Key Words: community unconscious • discussion list • Internet • large group • transference

Group Analysis, Vol. 35, No. 1, 165-183 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/053331602400934034


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