Effects on the Group
The effects are obvious : the other members become irritated, frustrated, and confused. The HRC seems a greedy whirlpool, sucking the group’s energy. Worse yet, no deceleration of the HRC’s demands is evident. Faith in the group process suffers, as members experience a sense of impotence and despair of making their own needs appreciated by the group. Cohesiveness is undermined as absenteeism occurs or as clients subgroup in an effort to exclude the HRC.