This exercise never fails to generate an interesting, and sometimes heated, discussion about homosexual lifestyles. I use this handout to encourage a class discussion about this important question. Mental health treatments - students try to pick out the most appropriate treatments for people experiencing different types of problems. Diagnosing Mr. Smith - making a differential diagnosis is not always easy, even when the diagnostic criteria seem clear. Group Drawings - Group drawings can reveal a great deal about individual people as well as group dynamics.
Every group has a distinct, complex personality.
It's also a lot of fun. Family Sociograms - students draw the patterns of relationships in their family, and hopefully learn something about themselves. Body language - an exercise and role plays for sensitizing students to the subtleties of body language. Dyad Introductions - A useful technique for introducing students to each other and the class. Here's a way that everyone in the class gets to express him or herself, including giving and receiving written feedback from other students in the course.