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| Stages of Group Development | Group Structure
The pattern of interpersonal relationships; the way members act and relate to one another. |
Task Activity
The content of interaction as related to the task at hand. |
| Forming:
orientation, testing and dependence |
Testing and dependence | Orientation to the task |
| Storming:
resistance to group influence and task requirements |
Intragroup conflict | Emotional response to task demands |
| Norming:
openness to other group members |
Ingroup feeling and cohesiveness develop; new standards evolve and new roles are adopted | Open exchange of relevant interpretations; intimate, personal opinions are expressed |
| Performing:
constructive action |
Roles become flexible and functional; structural issues have been resolved; structure can support task performance | Interpersonal structure becomes the tool of task activities; group energy is channeled into the task; solutions can emerge |
| Adjourning:
disengagement |
Anxiety about separation and termination; sadness; feelings toward leader and group members | Self-evaluation |