psy·cho·dra·ma (s  k -drä m, -dr m)n. 1. A psychotherapeutic technique in which people are assigned roles to be played spontaneously within a dramatic context devised by a therapist in order to understand the behavior of people with whom they have difficult interactions. 2. A dramatization in which this technique is employed. 3. An event, social interaction, or narrative that manifests psychological forces or problems: "In [Pierre, Melville] abruptly reinvents himself as a domestic novelist, proposing to write a psychodrama of family intimacy" (Richard H. Brodhead). psy cho·dra·matic (-dr-mt k) adj.psy cho·drama·tist (-drm-tst, -dräm-) n. |
psychodrama [ˈsaɪkəʊˌdrɑːmə]
n
1. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a form of group therapy in which individuals act out, before an audience, situations from their past
2. (Performing Arts) (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a film, television drama, etc., in which the psychological development of the characters is emphasized
psychodramatic [ˌsaɪkəʊdrəˈmætɪk] adj
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