psychodrama

[ sahy-koh-drah-muh, -dram-uh, sahy-koh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]

noun
  1. a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.

Origin of psychodrama

1
First recorded in 1935–40; psycho- + drama

Other words from psychodrama

  • psy·cho·dra·mat·ic [sahy-koh-druh-mat-ik], /ˌsaɪ koʊ drəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for psychodrama

psychodrama

/ (ˈsaɪkəʊˌdrɑːmə) /


noun
  1. psychiatry a form of group therapy in which individuals act out, before an audience, situations from their past

  2. a film, television drama, etc, in which the psychological development of the characters is emphasized

Derived forms of psychodrama

  • psychodramatic (ˌsaɪkəʊdrəˈmætɪk), adjective

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