PSYCHODRAMA AND SELF-IDENTITY

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  • MARC CHARNEY Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/bwbqb419

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PSYCHODRAMA

Abstract

This paper synthesizes two valuable contributions toward understanding human relations and social development. The originators of these ideas are both controversial and often unrecognized for their insightful, creative approaches to the study of human interaction and the development of applied methodologies. I have taken the self-identity model of Ronald D. Laing (1966) and the role reversal technique of Jacob L. Moreno's psychodrama (1946, 1956, 1969), and combined them to produce a method for conceptualizing
and realizing self-identity. I will describe Laing's theory of selfidentity, the role reversal technique, and how I have utilized these two approaches in personal growth groups, training groups, and in the classroom.

References

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Moreno, Zerka, T., "Psychodramatic Rules, Techniques, and Adjunctive Methods." Group Psychotherapy, 1965, 18, (1-2). p. 73-86.

Yablonsky, L. and Enneis, J.M., "Psychodrama Theory and Practice," in Progress in Psychotherapy. New York: Grune and Stratton, 1956.

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2025-01-14

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Vol. 28 (1975): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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