psychodrama
/ˈsaɪkoʊˌdrɑːmə/
noun
- A therapeutic technique in which people act out personal experiences or conflicts in a dramatic performance, often with a group.
- In psychodrama, the patient might reenact a difficult conversation with a family member.
- The therapist used psychodrama to help the group explore their feelings of anger.
- She found psychodrama helpful for understanding her own reactions to stress.
- A dramatic work or performance that focuses on psychological themes or inner emotional conflicts.
- The movie turned into a tense psychodrama as the characters revealed their secrets.
- The play was a psychodrama about a man struggling with his identity.
- The novel is a psychodrama set in a small town, exploring jealousy and fear.