THE "UNITED ROLE THEORY" AND THE DRAMA

Authors

  • J. L. MORENO Author

Keywords:

DRAMA

Abstract

The inspiration of modern role theory has come from the drama and the theater. The profound dependence of the conceptualization of the role process upon the dynamics of the theater has been forgotten or suppressed. I have proposed three dimensions of role development-the psychosomatic, psychodrama tic and social roles; all have their origin in the theater and the drama.

References

1 The Role Concept, Am. J. of Psychiatry, Vol. 118, No. 6, Dec. 1961.

2 The author is indebted to Henry C. Tappen for assistance in the preparation of the manuscript.

Published

2025-01-06

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (1962): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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