THE ROLE DIAGRAM EXPANDED

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  • ANN E. HALE Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/kw2ms481

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Abstract

J. L. Moreno, the originator of the role diagram, postulated that the self emerged from the roles a person has (has had, or seeks). As a person begins to relate to others the personality becomes defined; however, not only has each person in the relationship a personality, but the relationship itself produces its own reality: a meeting and merging of role perceptions and role expectations which result in actions ranging from submersion of the self to the highest degree of freedom and creativity in relating. Moreno had found that two healthy people could produce an unhealthy relationship, and that two "sick" people could produce a healthy relationship. In order to understand this phenomenon and to treat patients with personality or other mental disorders he began to explore the patient's relationships with significant others. His early research led him to develop a role theory of personality .2 To support his theories, Moreno proceeded to lay the foundations for a branch of social science, sociometry.

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