DIRECTORIAL CATHARSIS: FACT OR FANTASY

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  • MARCIA KARP Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/tdfm4213

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psychodrama

Abstract

Mankind seeks liberation from himself and from his fellow man. The contemporary transcendence phenomena of our psychedelic culture, that is, wanting to be one with the universe at the same time wanting to be one within the universe away from the universe, reflects the striving for this state of desired freedom. Is not liberation, as an entity, a hollow state? Is there not perhaps a flip side to liberation, that is, a greater cohesiveness that links man with man and therefore creates a meaningful fusion between man and his daily action? Thinking man seeks clarification in his activity and it is felt that clarity may come from an internal release of conflict, a purification or a catharsis creating an integration of feeling and action.

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2025-01-07

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Vol. 21 No. 2,3 (1968): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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