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Seven Years War

(Encyclopedia)Seven Years War, 1756–63, worldwide war fought in Europe, North America, and India between France, Austria, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and (after 1762) Spain on the one side and Prussia, Great Britain,...

Seven against Thebes

(Encyclopedia)Seven against Thebes, in Greek legend, seven heroes—Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraüs, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus—who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes. After the banishment...

Seven Days battles

(Encyclopedia)Seven Days battles, in the American Civil War, the week-long Confederate counter-offensive (June 26–July 2, 1862) near Richmond, Va., that ended the Peninsular campaign. After the battle of Fair Oak...

existential group therapy

(Encyclopedia)existential group therapy: see group psychotherapy. ...

Gestalt group therapy

(Encyclopedia)Gestalt group therapy: see group psychotherapy. ...

American International Group

(Encyclopedia)American International Group (AIG), American multinational insurance corporation whose potential bankruptcy in 2008 led to the largest federal bailout of a private company. AIG was founded as American...

marathon group therapy

(Encyclopedia)marathon group therapy: see group psychotherapy. ...

behavior group therapy

(Encyclopedia)behavior group therapy: see group psychotherapy. ...

self-help group

(Encyclopedia)self-help group, nonprofessional organization formed by people with a common problem or situation, for the purpose of pooling resources, gathering information, and offering mutual support, services, o...

psychoanalytic group therapy

(Encyclopedia)psychoanalytic group therapy: see group psychotherapy. ...