| Abstract: | Psychodrama is an active form of group psychotherapy. It involves the body as the main container of the constituents for therapeutic action, i.e. emotions and implicit memories. Psychodrama is an early intersubjective approach aiming at a genuine encounter in the here-and-now, necessary for a therapeutic change. The article describes how the body gets involved during the different phases of the psychodrama. What happens on the psychodramatic stage is described as interaction of roles. This article also gives an overview of psychodramatic role theory, as it was formulated by its founder J.L. Moreno and developed by his followers. Its usefulness in clinical work is presented. |
