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How to Wound and Heal a Psychodramatist

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How to Wound and Heal a Psychodramatist: Moral Injury, Ethical Anger, and Telic Empathy Author: Claudia Vau This document is an abstract Read the full article ask...

Morenian Approaches

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Morenian Approaches: Recognizing Psychodrama’s Many Facets Author: Adam Blatner Abstract Psychodrama is only one of many approaches developed by J. L. Moreno in his lifetime. Rather than...

Creative Adaptability: A Measurable Personal Resource

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The full article is published in: Creativity Research Journal (June 2023) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2023.2223448 Abstract This paper presents a succinct overview of the psychodramatic origins of Creative Adaptability,...

Neurodynamics of Relational Aesthetic Engagement in Creative Arts Therapies

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The full article is published in: Review of General Psychology (June 2024) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10892680241260840 Abstract Aesthetic experiences, emerging saliently in the arts, play a pivotal role in...

Playfulness in times of extreme adverse conditions: a theoretical model and case illustrations

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The full article is published in: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (October 2024) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03936-z Abstract The act of play has long been recognized as a fundamental...

Practicing psychodrama online in times of pandemic: some theoretical considerations

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Nikos Takis, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Psychodramatist, Group Analyst  Abstract. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected significantly group psychotherapy and psychodrama practice. In the present paper, the major changes...

PSYCHODRAMA: ONGOING WORK FOR A COMMON SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE

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PAOLA DE LEONARDIS, MARCO GRECO Translation: Sandro Sanzò, Alexsandra Andrade Murray ■ ABSTRACT This article presents a survey aimed at activating a meaningful exchange among Psychodrama Training...

Role Theory and Role Analysis in Psychodrama

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A Contribution to Sociology by Iva Žurić Jakovina and Trpimir Jakovina   Abstract This paper discusses the contribution made by psychodrama role theory to sociology. It is...

Psychodrama theory: three basic assumptions

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by Paola de Leonardis Abstract This contribution is a concise elaboration of the fundamental concepts that make up the three basic assumptions of Moreno's theory: the...

Psychotherapeutic functions activated in psychodrama

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Proposal for an analytical model of change process by Paola De Leonardis   Abstract The article proposes to associate to the parameters that are generally adopted for analyzing...

The tele as inter-psychic process: An analysis of a still mysterious and yet intriguing, original concept in Morenian theory

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By Ivan Togni, Giovanni Boria Abstract This article proposes a reflection on that core psychic space which characterises the reality of the Morenian Encounter. This inter...

Catharsis – “empathy” and identification in role play

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By Roger Schaller Catharsis is ancient Greek meaning purification and is a central concept in Aristotelian theatre. Aristotle saw the purpose of the tragedy in...

Roleplay in Psychotherapy

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General effects of roleplay techniques in psychotherapy by Roger Schaller In numerous meta-analyzes of therapeutic efficacy studies no therapeutic method has proven to be superior, which...

Neuroscience and Psychodrama.

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Validating the Mind/Body Approach of Psychodrama  by Tian Dayton. "The body remembers what the mind forgets." J.L. Moreno Neuroscientists are currently validating principles that have been...

The human being: J.L. Moreno’s vision in psychodrama

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By Norbert APTER Abstract Integrating two different psycho-therapeutic approaches is more and more frequent among psychologists.Psychodrama is often chosen as one. In order to be coherent...

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