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Doubling (psychodrama)
Doubling is a central method in psychodrama and is also used in other forms of therapy and counseling. In mediation, for example, it is an aid when translating between disputing parties in conflict resolution and is, therefore, a mediation strategy. Difficult content can be transported from one conflict partner to another by the mediator. The mediator presents the statement in such a way that the person addressed understands it and the person who is doubled still recognizes it as his. In humanistic psychodrama, a double is a group member who appears next to the protagonist during the protagonist-centered work. In a holistic communication process, supported by body language alignment, the inner experience of the protagonist is clarified, conveyed to the group, and among other things, promoted knowledge and insight. This game is made possible by the constant process of interaction between the group members as a double and auxiliary ego (fellow player), the protagonist and the therape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychodrama
Psychodrama is an action method, often used as a psychotherapy, in which clients use spontaneous Adaptation (arts), dramatization, role playing, and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insight into their lives. Developed by Jacob L. Moreno and his wife Zerka T. Moreno, Zerka Toeman Moreno, psychodrama includes elements of theater, often conducted on a Stage (theatre), stage, or a space that serves as a stage area, where Theatrical property, props can be used. A psychodrama therapy group, under the direction of a licensed psychodramatist, reenacts real-life, past situations (or inner mental processes), acting them out in present time. Participants then have the opportunity to evaluate their behavior, reflect on how the past incident is getting played out in the present and more deeply understand particular situations in their lives. Psychodrama offers a creative way for an individual or group to explore and solve personal problems. It may be used in a variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Werner Gessmann
PeepeeDino ( talk) 17:41, 13 June 2025 (UTC) Hans-Werner Gessmann (24 March 19503 October 2023) was a German psychologist and university teacher. He founded humanistic psychodrama and taught in Russia, India, and Africa. Career Gessmann received a doctorate in 1976 for his work on the factors that cause dyslexia. He founded humanistic psychodrama and was among the first to apply psychodrama with hypnosis in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions. In the last two decades of his career, he focused on the diagnosis and therapy of transgender people and was recognized as a court expert in Germany. He also established humanistic psychodrama in the field of child psychotherapy. In the early 1980s, he began producing film documentaries documenting full group psychotherapy sessions across European countries. He published a book series and the International Journal of Humanistic Psychodrama. Gessmann conducted empirical research in psychodrama and published over 200 article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |