psychodrama
Acting out trauma
Psychodrama is a therapeutic technique in which participants act out emotional situations from their lives, playing themselves or others to gain insight into their feelings and relationships.
The term extends to real-life situations marked by exaggerated emotional conflict: Every family gathering turns into psychodrama with those two.
The adjective is psychodramatic.
Spanish for dark-haired
- roleplayAdopt another's perspective
- protagonistStory's central figure
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- doubleTwice the amount
mirror · soliloquy · concretization · warm-up · enactment · scene-setting · vignette · sculpting
Emotional release via recall
- releaseTo let go
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
discharge · breakthrough · cleansing · relief · exorcism · liberation · purgation · expression
Dramatic unit or locale
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- rolePosition or part
- enactmentPassing into law
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
flashback · memory · past · relationship · conflict · dialogue · confrontation · reworking
Neutral process guide
- directorOne who leads
- protagonistStory's central figure
- auxiliariesSupporting or helper elements
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
ensemble · sharing · feedback · witnessing · mirroring · support · cohesion · trust
Strength or force level
- affectProduce change upon
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- rageIntense, violent anger
shame · guilt · fear · loss · abandonment · resentment · longing · despair
Promoting healing or wellness
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- integrationCombining into a whole
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- restorationReturning something to condition
transformation · insight · resolution · reparative · reprocessing · healing · renewal · growth
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Spanish for dark-haired
- roleplayAdopt another's perspective
- protagonistStory's central figure
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
double · mirror · soliloquy · concretization · warm-up · enactment · scene-setting · vignette · sculpting · spectrogram
abreaction
Emotional release via recall
- releaseTo let go
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
unburdening · discharge · breakthrough · cleansing · relief · exorcism · liberation · purgation · expression · outpouring
scene
Dramatic unit or locale
recreation · flashback · memory · past · relationship · conflict · dialogue · confrontation · reworking · reimagining
facilitator
Neutral process guide
- directorOne who leads
- protagonistStory's central figure
- auxiliariesSupporting or helper elements
audience · ensemble · sharing · feedback · witnessing · mirroring · support · cohesion · trust · confidentiality
intensity
Strength or force level
rage · shame · guilt · fear · loss · abandonment · resentment · longing · despair · vulnerability
therapeutic
Promoting healing or wellness
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- integrationCombining into a whole
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
restoration · transformation · insight · resolution · reparative · reprocessing · healing · renewal · growth · rehabilitation
- group therapygroup therapy, group counseling, group sessions, group dynamics, group cohesion
- drama therapysociodrama, role play, role-playing, role reversal, doubling
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- roleplayroleplay, acting, character, cosplay, D&D
- support groupssupport groups, support group, self-help groups, group therapy, peer support
- Art Cinemaart film, experimental film, French New Wave, nouvelle vague, surrealist film
psychodramatalk therapy
Psychological treatment via conversation
psychoanalysis · cognitive behavioral therapy · CBT · bibliotherapy · mindfulness therapy
psychodramaequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
emotional detachment · everyday life · stoicism · normalcy · calm
psychodramaemotional authenticity
Sincere expression of inner states