Group Action: The Dynamics of Groups in Therapeutic, Educational and Corporate Settings -- Contents -- Acknowledgements and locating the book in a social context -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Author's Preface -- Introduction -- Prelude: stories and the demise of a wombat -- Part 1 -- 1. Constructing reality in groups -- 2. Internal working models -- 3. Conscious, preconscious and unconscious -- 4. Aspects of the unconscious, preconscious and conscious that influence behaviour in groups -- 5. Unconscious processes: language and symbolism -- 6. Projection and other phenomena of the unconscious -- 7. Patterns in the group-as-a-whole -- Part 2 -- Introduction to Part 2: Application of principles -- 8. A psychodynamic view of experiential learning in groups -- 9. Linking, containment and affiliative attachment in groups -- 10. Enhancing group effectiveness through creating and maintaining a 'reflective space' -- 11. Six perspectives on facilitation and group leadership competencies -- 12. Leaders as artists: Unconscious processes in groups -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.