group awareness...helps in categorizing the groups specially the behavior of each members in having meeting..

1. What is Group
Atmosphere???

2. Most persons leave a group meeting w/ a
certain overall impressions or feelings about the
meeting. One might have the impressions that not
much work has done, owing to a general inability
to “get started” or disinterest on the part of group
members, or one might have the impression that a
lot of work was accomplished but in the course of
work, tempers flared or members were on edge or
touchy…
These type of impression relate to group
atmosphere, i.e. something about the way a group
works w/c creates an atmosphere reflected in a
general impression. Too often we do not talk
about the atmosphere during the group meeting,
but grumble about it afterwards. It might be
helpful to look at some of the various ways of

3. Several words may describe one
meeting.
*Rewarding:
When a group members have
worked together well and
accomplished the task set for
themselves a “rewarding”
atmosphere may be reported.
Often group can ‘t say get going.

4. *Competiti
ve
As opposed to the competitive atmosphere group
members may work harmoniously. When members
seem to share goals and support one another in
attaining group goals, the atmosphere may be
described as “cooperative”
*Cooperati
ve
When several members seem out to win their
own points, w/ the results that the group action
can proceed only on a “win-lose” basis, the
session might be described as a competitive.

5. The opposite of being task or work oriented is “play”.
This condition exists when the group avoids its tasks
and can’t seem to shake off a light-hearted unserious
attitudes long enough to get anything done. The bull
session might be described as “play”
When the group devotes itself to its task in purposeful
manner, the group atmosphere has “tasks
orientation”. This may be true regardless of whatever
impression result as well e.g. it is possible to “fight”

6. Often group members will find themselves in
complete disagreement regarding the topic
to be discussed, decisions to be made, or
action to be taken, or members will be
antagonistic toward each other.

7. When the group pursue a topic other than the significant topic
affecting the group or engages in horseplay or a bull session as
a means of avoiding the real task at hand (w/c may be
threatening or unpleasant) the group atmosphere may be the
one of flight. Flight means to run away from the problem
When pressures are felt w/c may be due to limited
time, conflict between personally, threatening topics ,
resistance or blocking of some members, etc. the
atmosphere may be tense. The inability to move or
accomplish the perceived task may be frustrating.