Psychodrama, Surplus Reality and the Art of Healing

In a book that is both intelligent and enriching, the authors show how surplus reality can change lives. Psychodramatists and mental health professionals who wish to take therapy beyond the 'verbal' will find the book valuable reading.

List of contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. An Early History of Psychodrama. Introduction. Time and Death. The Moment of Surprise. Ecstasy and Role Reversal. Surplus Reality. Clinical Applications: The Use of Humour and Magic Objects. The Surreal Experience. Psychodrama and the Deliberately Distorted Mirror Technique. Psychodrama as Healing Theatre. Psychodrama as Tragedy. Diagnosis in Psychodrama. Sharing in Psychodrama. The Creation of the Double. Projection and the Participation Mystique in Psychodrama. Group Psychotherapy and the Individual. The Protagonist. Sociometry. The Tragic Self. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

Zerka T. Moreno has practiced psychodrama (of which she is co-creator) for almost 60 years. She has written numerous professional articles and is in demand all over the globe as a conference presenter and teacher. Leif Dag Blomkvist is Director of the Swedish Moreno Institute and executive director of the Nordic Board of Examiner in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. Thomas Rutzel works in private practice as a psychotherapist in Germany.

Summary

In a book that is both intelligent and enriching, the authors show how surplus reality can change lives. Psychodramatists and mental health professionals who wish to take therapy beyond the 'verbal' will find the book valuable reading.

Product details

• Authors: Leif Dag Blomkvist, Blomkvist Leif Dag, Zerka T Moreno, Zerka T. Moreno, Zerka T. Blomkvist Moreno, Moreno Zerka T., Thomas Rutzel, Rutzel Thomas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2014
• EAN: 9780415758253
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75825-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Creative therapy / Expressive therapies