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psychodrama Definition

☆ psycho·drama (sī′kō drä′mə)

noun

Psychiatry a form of cathartic therapy in which one or more patients act out by improvisation situations related to a personal problem or a problem common to the group, often before an audience of therapists and fellow patients

psychodrama Related Forms
psy′cho·dra·mat′ic (-drə mat′ik) adjective
psychodrama Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: Then I taught in Edinburgh, where I did psychodramas with my students.

Modifies a noun

  • group: In addition to his work with Geese Theater, he also directs psychodrama groups at HM Prison Grendon.
  • psychotherapist: I am a dramatherapist, psychodrama psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer.