THE PSYCHODRAMATIC PHENOMENON OF "ILLUMINATION"

Abstract

The psychodrama originated in the theatre. It uses modified theatrical techniques. It is spontaneous theatre, acted by patients and therapeutic personnel; its goal is therapeusis. The patient improvises. He acts without a written text. Unlike in the theatre where the actor is subservient to the director, in the psychodrama the patient guides the director. Thus, the relationship between action, events and
emotional involvement is far more immediate for the patient than for the actor in the theatre. In the psychodrama the patient is the creator, the actor and the producer of the material.