psychodrama

psychodrama definition - medical

psy·cho·dra·ma (sīˌkə-dräˈmə)

noun
  1. A psychotherapeutic and analytic technique in which people are assigned roles to be played spontaneously within a dramatic context devised by a therapist.
  2. A dramatization in which this technique is employed.

Related Forms:

  • psyˌcho·dra·matˈic (-drə-mătˈĭk) adjective

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