TOWARDS A PSYCHODRAMATIC INTAKE: TWO TECHNIQUES OF SELF-INTRODUCTION

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  • DAVID A. KIPPER Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/e9ncrs32

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PSYCHODRAMATIC

Abstract

The psychodramatic approach to the initial assessment of problematic areas in the psychological and behavioral functioning of the protagonist may be clustered into two major categories: sociometric procedures and action procedures, The first category includes both the use of the sociogram (Moreno 1953) and the role diagram (Moreno 1972, Hale 1975), which are essentially charts reflecting interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics of the protagonist. The second category, the action procedures, are by far more popular in current psychodramatic interventions. They include 'on-the-spot,' often intuitive evaluations of the performance of the
protagonist as evidenced from his psychodramatic enactment of various life situations. The basic technique employed to allow for such evaluation has been the technique of 'self-presentation,' originally described by Moreno.

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Dr. Kipper's address is Industrial Relations Center, University of Chicago, 1225 E. 60th St., Chicago, III. 60637.

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2025-01-14

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Vol. 30 (1977): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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