Psychodrama Techniques Research Articles

Effect of a psychoeducation program based on cognitive-behavioral psychodrama techniques on premenstrual syndrome symptoms: a randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT Premenstrual syndrome is characterized by physical and psychological symptoms that negatively affect daily functioning. This study investigated the effect of a psychoeducation program based on cognitive-behavioral psychodrama techniques on premenstrual syndrome symptoms. This study utilized a 2 × 2 pretest-posttest, experimental-control group research design. The sample consisted of 32 participants randomized into experimental (n = 16) and control (n = 16) groups. The experimental group participated in a seven-session psychoeducation program based on cognitive-behavioral psychodrama techniques. Data were collected using a personal information questionnaire and the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS). The experimental group demonstrated a significantly lower median posttest PMSS total and ‘depressive affect’, ‘fatigue’, ‘irritability’, ‘depressive thoughts’, ‘changes in appetite’ and ‘changes in sleeping habits’ subscale scores than the pretest score (p < .05). Moreover, the experimental group had a significantly lower median posttest ‘anxiety’ score than the control group (p = .021). A psychoeducational program based on cognitive-behavioral and psychodrama techniques can be used as an effective therapeutic intervention to relieve or managing premenstrual symptoms.

Psychodrama Technique Group Guidance to Develop Positive Self-Concept for Students

The problem in this study is the low self-concept of students which results in students becoming less confident, often comparing themselves with others, and not being able to identify themselves. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of group guidance services by using psychodrama techniques to develop students’ positive self-concept. This study uses a quantitative experimental method with a one group pretest posttest design. The population in this study is all students of class X (ten) MAN Dairi totaling 224 students with a sample of 8 (eight) students who have a low positive self-concept taken using a purposive sampling technique using a non-test instrument in the form of a questionnaire. The data analysis used was the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test with the results obtained an asymp significance value. Sig (2-tailed) is smaller (&lt;) than 0.05, which is the significance value of asymp. Sig (2-tailed) of 0.012. The results obtained from the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that group guidance services with psychodrama techniques were effective in developing students’ positive self-concept. The novelty of the research conducted by the researcher lies in psychodrama techniques in the context of group guidance for students. Although psychodrama has been used in a variety of therapeutic settings, its application in group guidance in schools is still rarely studied, and the circumstances after the findings can be seen that positive self-concept skills in students have increased compared to before.

Musical Psycho Performance

Although I love attending traditional classical music concerts, I have long felt that they missed certain aspects that would make them more relatable to the inner world of the audience. In this research exposition, I argue that this missing aspect is a social element and I guide the reader through a possible application of social themes to a classical music concert. On a formal level, I use the techniques of psychodrama – a form of group therapy – as a tool from which I borrow some fundamental concepts, along with the conception of characters, to understand how social themes can be addressed in a context in which multiple people connect to the same object. In this case, the object of common interest is the representation on stage. On a substantial level, I draw upon material I collected in my interviews with Clara Scarafia to study a social theme she has been directly involved with: suicide. The two levels are brought together in my pilot session, where I experiment through a sample of the complete performance I am designing and an audience questionnaire how psychodrama and the interview interact and influence one another. The goal is to show that the classical repertoire, with its complex emotional kaleidoscope and non-verbal language, can easily bear a social theme and enhance the collective reflection of relevant themes in our times.

Supervision in psychodrama as a group psychotherapeutic intervention

The study carried out by us foresees the analysis of specialized literature and the realization of a meta-analysis regarding the defi nition of supervision, the detection of the models of approach to supervision that contribute to the identifi cation of how psychodrama is suitable for use in the supervision of psychotherapists. The case study in the paper refl ects the unfolding of the psychodramatic technique "The cultural atom" which is carried out with the students in a psychodrama group. The psychodrama group is made up of 9 learners with an average age of 40.6 years and work experience as a clinical psychologist and psychologist of m=19 years. The article’s conclusions emphasize the contribution of psychodrama techniques to the knowledge and values that form professional competence and develop learning strategies and assessment procedures to meet the criteria-based competence standards required for supervision.

Impact of Teaching Palliative Psychology with Psychodrama and Arts Therapies on Psychology Students in Klagenfurt.

The Erasmus+ project "Death Education for Palliative Psychology" (DE4PP) under the coordination of the University of Padua investigated the effects of teaching palliative psychology with psychodrama and arts therapies, as positive effects on students' attitudes towards life and death were suspected through the use of these forms of treatment. Five countries participated in this project funded by the European Commission (Austria, Israel, Italy, Poland, and Romania). In Klagenfurt (Austria), 34 students from the University of Klagenfurt completed the pilot course entitled "Palliative Psychology" generated by the project partners. Course participants filled out psychological and satisfaction questionnaires at the beginning and end of the course, to measure the impact of teaching palliative psychology with psychodrama and arts therapies. The research involved a control group. In addition, six participants in the course participated in a focus group interview at the end, which included questions about their experience of the course; the impact of arts therapies and psychodrama techniques; experiences of verbal and artistic processing of death anxiety; and the meaning of life and death, representation of death, and associated feelings. The results, in summary, showed that processing of life and death had occurred in the participants due to the course they had completed. As part of the course, creative arts and psychodrama were bridges to death. Filling out satisfaction questionnaires, photovoice assignments, role reversal, and visualizing a personal social atom were seen by students in Klagenfurt as particularly effective methods for self-reflection.

The Psychodrama Method of Group Psychotherapy

The article presents a theoretical-methodological analysis of the psychodrama method of group psychotherapy. It examines the aim, objectives, advantages, peculiarities and structure of classical psychodrama as a method of group psychotherapy. Also, the article attempts to define psychodrama as a group psychotherapy process. It studies the links between psychodrama and methods of various psychological approaches. Importantly, the article suggests a phenomenological approach to studying the interaction among the participants in psychodramatic psychotherapy groups to develop effective technologies for implementing psychodramatic techniques. It justifies the methodological and methodical essence of psychodramatic technologies in group psychotherapy, its main characteristics and goals. From the perspective of an integrative approach, psychodramatic technologies in group psychotherapy ensure the interrelation and interdependence of its psychodiagnostic and psychodevelopmental components. Meanwhile, the article considers the organizational, methodical and structural-dynamic features of using the interactive and role-playing method in group psychotherapy depending on the type of psychodrama. It shows how one can practically apply the “mirroring” psychotechnique in combination with the fairy tale metaphor (the method of enacting a fairy tale) in all types of psychodrama, along with an analysis of the advantages of its use and resourcefulness. Finally, the article discusses a methodical combination of psychodrama and transactional analysis within the “psychodramatic triangle” technique. It provides methodical recommendations for emotional disorder correction using the psychodrama method. The relevant indicators of the effectiveness and efficiency of the psychodrama method in group psychotherapy include catharsis, insight, expressions of trust and a sense of comfort in the space of group interaction and feedback, as an existing objective reality.

The Effectiveness of Psychodrama Technique Group Guidance to Increase High School Student’s Confidence

Self-confidence is an essential attribute for students as it enables them to engage in the learning process, take calculated chances, and pursue their goals without being hindered by concerns about the outcomes. There is a pressing need to implement measures aimed at enhancing students' self-confidence, as it is evident that not all students possess this attribute. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of psychodrama technique group supervision in enhancing students' self-confidence. The present study employs a pre-experimental approach known as the one-group pretest-posttest design. The target population for this research consists of 30 students enrolled in Class X IPS 1. The sample was taken by purposive sampling which involved 8 students. The research data was collected using a measurement scale, the results of the validity test of the students' self-confidence scale items were between 0.000-0.050 while the Cronbach’s alpha reliability test was 0.807. The results show that there are several conclusions, namely: 1) the self-confidence experienced by students can increase from low to high. 2) hypothesis testing in this study using the paired sample t-test test technique, the results of the data obtained by Asymp.Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000 0.05, which means that it is significant, psychodrama technique group guidance has been proven effective in increasing students' self-confidence because it uses psycodrama techniques in group situations where students can interact with each other. Limitations in this study require a larger sample for more accurate analysis results. Further research self-confidence can be done on improving psychodrama technique primary on the role, task and dialogue.

The effects of group psychodrama on the ruminative thinking style, dysfunctional attitudes, anxiety and depressive symptoms: a quasi-experimental study

Aim of the studyThe aim of the study where quasi-experimental method was used with the control group through pre-post test design was to investigate the effect of psychodrama on symptoms of ruminative thinking style and dysfunctional attitudes as well as the anxiety and depression.Subject or material and methodsThis study included 16 adults including 8 individuals in the psychodrama and 8 individuals in the control group. A group therapy was conducted with the psychodrama group for 12 sessions during 6 weeks; the control group was observed without any intervention.ResultsThe psychodrama group scale scores were significantly lower in end tests in the intragroup analysis; there was not any difference in the control group.DiscussionWith psychodramatic techniques, increasing and maintaining attention; reduce or replace ruminations by concretizing and be able to reprocess death, mourning, uncertain loss and trauma through staging; have the opportunity to experience functional attitudes in the sur-plus reality scene and develop functional beliefs and attitudes may have contributed to our results.ConclusionsOur results reveal that psychodrama techniques are useful in ruminative thinking and dysfunctional attitudes which play a role in the cognitive aspects of anxiety and depression.

The effect of nursing interventions with therapeutic play and video animations prepared with psychodrama technique in reducing fear, anxiety, and pain of children at male circumcision: A randomized controlled study.

This research was carried out to reduce the fear, anxiety and pain of 4-6 age circumcised children with therapeutic play and video animation interventions. This research was conducted as a randomized controlled study between November 2019 and April 2021. Using block randomization, 30 (n = 30) children were assigned to the control group, 30 (n = 30) to the therapeutic puppet group and 30 (n = 30) to the video animation group. Before the circumcision surgery, therapeutic puppet and video animation interventions were applied to children with scenario prepared with psychodrama technique. Fear, anxiety, and pain findings of children before and after surgery were determined. The fear and anxiety scores of the children were similar before the nursing intervention in all groups, and that the fear and anxiety scores of therapeutic puppet play and video animation intervention groups had statistically lower than the control group after nursing intervention. The pain scores of the children from the therapeutic puppet play and video animation groups had lower pain scores than the control group after surgery (F = 5.24, p = 0.007). Therapeutic play and video animation intervention can be effective in reducing fear and anxiety of children aged 4-6 before and after circumcision surgery.

LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK DENGAN TEKNIK PSIKODRAMA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEPERCAYAAN DIRI SISWA KELAS XI SMKN 6 GARUT

This research is motivated by the fact that there are still students who have low self-confidence in school. The form of efforts made in counseling guidance services to provide students' understanding in increasing self-confidence is through group guidance services. This research was conducted with a qualitative descriptive research approach that combines three ways of collecting data, namely observation, interviews and documentation. The research sample was 7 students of class XI at SMK Negeri 6 Garut. From the research that has been done, it is found that students feel better than the level of self-confidence with group guidance services and psychodrama techniques that researchers do. So it can be concluded that the technique used by the researcher can be one way to increase self-confidence, especially for students at school.Keywords:Â Self-confidence, group guidance services, Psychodrama Techniques, Learners.

Psychodrama Techniques To Improve Academic Self-Efficacy In Madrasah Aliyah Students

There are several symptoms experienced by students who have low academic self-efficacy, namely quickly giving up when working on difficult exam questions, only understanding some subject matter which they think is easy and not sure if their test scores pass in subjects they do not master. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group counseling approach to rational emotive behavior therapy with psychodrama techniques to improve academic self-efficacy in class XI MA Madania Bantul Yogyakarta students. This study uses quantitative research methods using experimental types, this experimental research design uses a quasi-experimental research pattern with a nonequivalent control group design. The design of this study consisted of two sample groups selected by purposive sampling technique, namely the experimental group and the control group, each group consisting of 10 students. The data collection technique used is the Likert scale with the aim of measuring students' academic self-efficacy. The result of this research using independent t test is that the t-count value is greater than the t-table value (23.526 1.734). Based on the results of this test, there is a significant difference in values between the experimental and control groups. So it can be concluded that the hypothesis Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. This means that psychodrama techniques are effective for increasing academic self-efficacy in class XI students of Madrasah Aliyah.Madania Bantul Yogyakarta.

EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION OF REMOTE PSYCHODRAMA IN SOCIAL WORK DURING A PANDEMIC CRISIS

The article presents the experience of using psychodrama in an online format as a way of psychological assistance in a therapeutic group and social project during a pandemic. It is argued that in the conditions of force majeure, the timely provision of psychological assistance is of particular importance. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the use of remote psychodrama in social work during the pandemic crisis. In an online format, psychodrama is an effective way to provide psychological assistance. At the same time, differences from traditional psychodrama and the specifics of psychodrama online are revealed. The experiences of a person in quarantine are intensified, therefore, when conducting a psychodramatic game, ecological entry into the zoom space becomes important. The necessity of using the physical actions of the participants in a playful way to maintain the level of energy in the psychodramatic warm-up, which is a particularly important element in the work of an online psychodramatherapist, has been identified. Attention is focused on the fact that the main techniques of psychodrama, such as role reversal, duplication and mirror, take place not only in the usual format, but also remotely.It has been established that for group members an important part in the final phase of psychodrama is sharing, thanks to which the protagonist receives support and additional attention, and group members get the opportunity to relieve tension, emotional release, additional awareness and meaning. The following methods were used in the study: the method of psychotherapy and psychodrama in an online format. Results: the difficulties of adapting the psychodrama method to the virtual space are analyzed. As an example, psychodramatic games are described in the groups “Go through the crisis” and “Happiness in the palms”. Conclusions: remote psychodrama in the era of digital technologies occupies a worthy place among the methods of psychological assistance.

Medical clowning’s contribution to the well-being of older adults in a residential home

ABSTRACT Medical clowning is a familiar practice in residential homes worldwide. While previous studies focused on medical clowning interventions with individual dementia patients, this study explores medical clowning group sessions with independent older adults in a residential home in Israel. Data were collected through observations in 10 weekly sessions in two groups and 28 semi-structured interviews. Combining medical clowning and psychodrama techniques, sessions included three phases: (1) warm-up where participants move their bodies using funny items, (2) action where they play group games and do role-play, and (3) sharing, in which one participant in each session is invited to tell a personal story, followed by a medal ceremony. Participants stated that medical clowning supported them physically, emotionally and socially, and should become part of the culture in residential homes. The unique contributions of medical clowning sessions for the well-being of older adults are the result of having the legitimacy to play and laugh, gaining empowerment by sharing stories from the past, and the creation of a sense of belonging to the group. In addition, older adults experienced medical clowning as a process of becoming visible and active.

EFFECTIVENESS OF GUIDANCE GROUP TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE WITH THE TECHNIQUE OF SOCIODRAMA IN THE PANDEMIC PERIOD SMK NEGERI 34 JAKARTA

In research conducted using QUASI Experiment quantitative research method, which is qualitative data. Techniques that are used when retrieving data by spreading the instrument of Google forms on learners, research conducted by two stages of awarding, first stage given before the group guidance model conducted using PSYCHODRAMA techniques. After that the second stage was completed after implementation of the group guidance model using PSYCHODRAMA techniques of Group guidance services on 9 learners who experienced the same case of lack of confidence in the pandemic period. The level of students ' confidence levels prior to providing group guidance services that can be by clients or students amounted to 53.97% at the time before being given the group's guidance services afterwards in providing group guidance services reaching 85.5% of clients or learners gain confidence back to do activities in their daily life. Based on the results of the analysis is known that the achievement of the guidance services group of students SMKN 34 Jakarta is 31.53% result of the provision of group guidance services conducted to increase the confidence of students so that it can be concluded that the achievement of service objectives including the category very good

Story Options: A Technique for Transforming Narrative Through Playful Emotional Exploration

This article introduces Story Options, a technique for collaborative meaning making from client stories whereby a client’s story is imaginatively retold by members of a group. The article invites reflection on how scripts are constructions in the present that are accessible through the stories that clients share and provides a rationale for how working with client stories can alter scripts. The author describes the method along with a brief description of the psychodramatic techniques from which it draws. A case study illustrates the process. The role of play and permissions in creating positive therapeutic outcomes is explored.

O JOGO DRAMÁTICO EM SUPERVISÃO: DO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO PAPEL DO PSICOTERAPEUTA AO PROCESSO PSICOTERAPÊUTICO DO PACIENTE

From the relationship with the patient emerge feelings, doubts, fantasies, and fears that eventually escape from the inner world of a therapist. These are obstacles that often reflect blockages and fears, which also limit the release of the patient’s spontaneity. The article discusses the supervision with psychodramatic techniques as an element in the training and development of the therapist’s role, reporting a case study in the psychotherapeutic scope. Its objective is to highlight the dramatic game as a possibility of recognizing personal aspects of the supervisee that interfere in the psychotherapeutic process and the spontaneous-creative strategy of his interventions, integrating knowledge to the experiential dimension. The study concluded that the supervisee felt professionally safer, also recognizing the significant importance of the supervisor in this process.

Psychodrama for Schizophrenia: adaptive techniques in mutual aid groups

ABSTRACT Psychodrama techniques adapted for first-episode schizophrenia patients are illustrated with examples of how mutual aid groups are utilized to enhance the recovery process. In keeping with the techniques of psychodrama first introduced by J.L Moreno, patients quickly become group members and work toward mutual assistance in reducing the trauma of the diagnosis and its accompanying symptoms and functioning challenges. The authors show how the techniques of warming up, doubling, mirroring, role playing, and role reversal can make an impact on the every-day lives of members. The authors have first-hand experience working with psychodrama, schizophrenia and mutual aid based groupwork.

TRANSMITINDO CONEXÕES: A CONSTRUÇÃO DO VÍNCULO PSICOTERÁPICO NO PSICODRAMA BIPESSOAL ON-LINE

This study aimed to understand how the psychotherapeutic bond develops in bipersonal online psychodrama. This is an action research, through a case study of a 20-year-old woman, with an analysis of the first five sessions of about 50 minutes. It was possible to conclude that the link in online psychodrama has differences in relation to the face-to-face, but it is noted that there are many psychodramatic contributions to its development, from the theory (man and world view) as well as psychodramatic techniques.

Making Meaning Out of Intersectionality Through Expressive Arts Therapy: A Case Study

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2020) 6(2):127–140 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2020/6/24 Making Meaning Out of Intersectionality Through Expressive Arts Therapy: A Case Study 透過表達藝術治療從多元交織身份中建構意義：個案研究 Abstract This paper illustrates how Expressive Arts therapy within a depth psychotherapy perspective helps one to face a heightened awareness of the four existential givens of life: death, isolation, freedom, and meaninglessness. The case of a mainland Chinese gay man, recently diagnosed with HIV, demonstrates how his intersectional identities come into play throughout the therapeutic process of meaning-making. Guided meditation and relaxation through listening to music, drawing, improvisation using the voice and the body, psychodrama techniques, story writing and Chinese calligraphy, which combines writing and drawing, all highlight the role of intermodal arts in igniting and deepening the process. Keywords: intersectionality, existential, Expressive Arts therapy, meaning-making, Chinese 摘要 本文章說明表達藝術治療在深度心理治療的角度下如何幫助個案面對獲提高覺察的人生四大終極關懷 – 死亡、孤立、自由及無意義。一位新確診感染愛滋病病毒的中國內地的男同志個案將展示多元交織身份在意義建構的治療過程中如何發揮作用。聆聽音樂下導引冥想及放鬆、繪畫、聲線及身體的即興、心理劇技巧、故事創作及結合寫作和繪畫的中國書法突顯跨藝術媒介如何點燃和深化過程。 關鍵字：多元交織性，存在主義，表達藝術治療，意義建構，華人

My Future: Psychodrama and Meditation to Improve Well-Being Through the Elaboration of Traumatic Loss Among Italian High School Students.

This study was designed as an action research aimed to help students to elaborate their feelings of traumatic grief, due to a car accident and a suicide of two of their classmates, in an Italian high school. A death education project was realized in order to prevent the Werther effect. The intervention was based on psychodramatic techniques and meditation with Tibetan bells to encourage reflection on the suffering of traumatic loss, the sense of life, and their future. A total of 89 students from four classes (46 in the experimental group: two classes, 43 in the control groups: two classes) participated in the study, among which 82 (45 in the experimental group, 37 in the control group) completed the pre- and post-test survey. The intervention consisted of eight 2-h meetings, during which the themes of death and loss were dealt with through theoretical discussions, dramatization, and meditation. Two other classes which participated in the assessment as a control group did not attend the activities. The following instruments were used: Death Attitude Profile-Revised, which measures individual attitudes toward death; Psychological Well-being Scale, which measures a person’s psychological well-being; Resilience Scale for Adolescents, which measures the construct of resilience in adolescents; Self-Transcendence Scale, which measures self-transcendence; and Testoni Death Representation Scale, which measures the ontological representations of death. The results demonstrated that in the experimental group, there was a reduction in the fear of death and its avoidance, and that the students normalized the representation of death as something natural, thus improving their well-being. It is consequently possible to say that well-being is not simply the absence of suffering and worries, but rather, is rooted in the possibility of thinking of creative solutions to the trauma.