Psychodrama

Question 1

Weaves_______, intuitive __________, physical __________, and various ___________ devices to explore psychological problems.

Answer 1

Weaves IMAGINATION, intuitive IMPULSE, physical ACTION, and various DRAMATIC devices to explore psychological problems.

Question 2

Clients explore their problems through _______ ________ to gain understanding, discover their creativity, and develop behavioral skills.

Answer 2

Clients explore their problems through ROLE PLAYING to gain understanding, discover their creativity, and develop behavioral skills.

Question 3

Key Concepts:

Answer 3

Creativity
Spontaneity
Working in the present moment
Encounter
Tele
Surplus reality
Catharsis & insight
Reality testing

Question 4

Allows members to experience_____________ ____________ __ ____________ feelings by the reenactment of roles

Answer 4

Allows members to experience PSYCHOLOGICAL RELEASE OF UNEXPRESSED feelings by the reenactment of roles

Question 5

A move away from ______ to ________

Answer 5

A move away from VERBAL to ACTION

Question 6

Role & Functions of the Psychodrama Group Leader

Answer 6

• Director, producer, facilitator, and analyst.
• Decides who the protagonist will be and techniques that fit the client’s problem best.
• Occasionally make “therapeutic interpretations,” usually the client gains the understanding on their own.

Question 7

The Warm-Up Phase

Answer 7

Encourages maximum involvement, establishes trust and group cohesion, identifies group theme, and finds protagonist.
“Go-Around” method.

Question 8

Action Phase

Answer 8

Includes enactment and working through of past or present situations or an anticipated event.
Helps members bring out underlying thoughts, attitudes, and feelings of which they are not fully aware.
Director should ask focusing questions that have to do with a particular concern.
At the end it is necessary for there to be closure this can be achieved through new behavioral practice.

Question 9

Sharing & Discussion Phase

Answer 9

Consists of nonjudgmental about oneself then a discussion of the group process follows.
Auxiliaries may share: a) how they felt or what they were thinking in portraying a role and b) what was touched in their life by this enactment.
Members must have an open heart as well as mind.
Directors function is initiate and lead discussion, involve as many as possible.
It is best if therapy is structured to discuss members feelings on how they were affected by the session.
Do not allow participants to analyze or provide solutions, instead intervene and ask questions
Directors must help group members and protagonist find closure.
Closure involves: helping members apply what they have learned in group to daily living, identify unfinished business, provide additional support, summarize highlights of the session.
It is important to discuss unfinished business, not necessarily solve it.

Question 10

Four conditions are necessary for spontaneous behavior to occur:

Answer 10

1) A sense of trust and safety
2) Receptivity to intuitions, images, and feelings
3) An element of playfulness
4) A willingness to take risks and engage in novel behavior.

Question 11

Components of Psychodrama

Answer 11

• Protagonist- the focus of the psychodramatic enactment.
• Auxiliary Egos- others that participate in psychodrama, aside from the director
• The Audience- function psychologically as a externalized “mirror.” Provide feedback and support to the protagonist.
• The Stage- an extension of the life space of the protagonist.

Question 12

Techniques & Procedures

Answer 12

• Whenever possible use physical action rather than just talking about a situation.
• Group members should be encouraged to directly talk to each other rather than explaining to the director.
• Encourage members to use affirmative statements that begin with “I.”
• Pay attention to non verbal cues.

Question 13

Role Reversal

Answer 13

Protagonist takes on the part of another personality portrayed in his or her drama.
Helps participants get outside themselves.
Helps protagonist show auxiliaries how to act out a certain role.
Helps protagonist empathize with significant person in their life.

Question 14

Double

Answer 14

Calls for an auxiliary to play the role of the protagonist’s inner self.”
Double must pay close attention to the protagonist’s cues and follow their lead, rather than leading.
Expresses preconscious not unconscious material.
Multiple doubles may be used to represent different sides of the protagonist in a situation.

Question 15

Soliloquy

Answer 15

The director may ask the protagonist to step aside as if they we alone and state what they are feeling at the moment.

Question 16

Empty Chair

Answer 16

Involves a protagonist to talk to someone who is absent or has died.
Role reversal can be used in this technique as well.

Question 17

Replay

Answer 17

Redoing a situation with more expressiveness or tweaking it in some ways.

Question 18

Mirror Technique

Answer 18

Fosters self-reflection.

Involves another group member mirroring protagonist’s postures, gestures and words as they appeared in the enactment.

Question 19

Future Projection

Answer 19

Helps bring a member’s concern for the future into the present.
This helps acquire awareness and available options.

Question 20

The Magic Shop

Answer 20

May be used as a warm-up technique.
Puts an auxiliary as a “storekeeper” able to grant the protagonist most pressing wish”
Helps protagonist realize their values, clear up confusion regarding their goals and assign priorities to their values.
Protagonist must trade a quality that they already posses in order to get this wish.

Question 21

Role Training

Answer 21

Allows a person to experiment with new behaviors in the safety of the group.
They receive feedback that helps them finds a behavior that best fits their personality.