sociodrama

[ soh-see-oh-drah-muh, -dram-uh, soh-shee- ]

noun

1. a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.

Other Words From

• so·ci·o·dra·mat·ic [soh-see-oh-dr, uh, -, mat, -ik, soh-shee-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociodrama¹

First recorded in 1940–45; socio- + drama