PSYCHODRAMATIC BODY BUILDING

Abstract

The individual's first reality begins in his body. Moreno' described the infant's early adaptation to life as the acquiring of psychosomatic roles. As the matrix of identity develops, a unity forms between the warming tup of one bodily zone and the response of the total Organism. Originally, the infant may warm to sucking and this zone will play preeminent importance iii his behavior. As the organ develops, however, sucking and chewing and eating become in the healthy individual an over-all unified response with psychological aspects. Difficulties appear, however, when the organism does not function in a unified, simulated way. When an aggressive response is accompanied by a soft voice or when the social situation demands a new spontaneous response but this is blocked by a tight, anxious stomach, the individual then is out of tune with himself or the environment and is unable to react in a full, healthy way. Psychodramatic body building allows us to diagnose these inconsistencies and difficulties which hamper the individual's ability to function in creative ways.