Disorder-Specific Psychodrama Therapy in Theory and Practice

• Superior document: Psychodrama in Counselling, Coaching and Education Volume 4
• VerfasserIn: Krüger, Reinhard T., 1944-
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore: : Springer Nature,, 2024; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Psychodrama in Counselling, Coaching and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (569 pages) :; illustrations ;; digital file (PDF)

Explains the practical approach in psychodrama with the help of multidisciplinary theories of self-development, mentalization, play, and psychosomatic resonance. These theories help to structure the therapeutic experiences of Moreno and other psychodramatists and to compare them with experiences and...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Series Preface
• Foreword
• Foreword of the Second Edition German Language
• Preface
• Reference
• Contents
• 1 What is Psychodrama?
• References
• 2 Mentalization-Oriented Metacognitive Theory of Psychodrama
• 2.1 The Creative Process as the Basis of Life
• 2.1.1 The Structural Aspect of the Process of Self-organization
• 2.1.2 The Process of Energetic Exchange
• 2.1.3 The Aspect of Action in Creative Processes
• 2.1.4 The Functional Aspect
• 2.2 The Creative Process of Mentalizing and Its Management via Intuition
• 2.3 The Interrelationship Circuit Between the Tools of Mentalizing and the Eight Core Psychodrama Techniques
• 2.4 Defenses, Spontaneity, and the Resolution of Different Types of Defenses Using Psychodrama Techniques
• 2.4.1 Disturbances in Internally Representing the Conflict System
• 2.4.2 Disturbances in Inner Interacting
• 2.4.3 Disturbances in Internal Rehearsing
• 2.4.4 Disturbances in Internal Integrating
• 2.5 The Attunement and Agreement Process Between the Patient and the Therapist During Psychodramatic Play
• 2.6 Developing the Modes of Mentalization
• 2.7 The Neurophysiological Foundations of Psychodramatic Play
• 2.8 The Diagnostic Psychodramatic Conversation
• 2.9 Psychodramatic Self-Supervision and Supervision
• 2.10 Disturbances in the Therapeutic Relationship, Transference, Countertransference, and Resistance
• 2.11 Group Dynamics, Transference, Countertransference, and Resistance in Group Psychotherapy
• 2.12 The Implications of Mentalization-Oriented Theory for Psychodramatic Work
• 2.12.1 Psychodrama is More Than a Method of Group Therapy
• It is a Form of Psychotherapy
• 2.12.2 The Interrelationship Circuit Between the Patients' Mentalizing and Their Psychodramatic Play Must not Be Interrupted
• 2.12.3 The Use of Psychodrama Techniques Becomes Easier.
• 2.12.4 The Therapist Thinks in a Systemic and Process-Oriented Manner
• 2.12.5 The Group is to Be Understood as a Self-organizing System
• 2.12.6 The Mentalization-Oriented Theory Strengthens the Effects of Psychodrama Therapy and Counseling
• 2.13 Comparison Between the Self-Image-Focused and System-Focused Style of Directing Groups
• 2.14 Similarities and Differences Between Mentalization-Orientated Theory and Other Theories of Psychodrama Therapy
• References
• 3 The Pathogenesis of Mental Illnesses, Diagnostics, and Therapy Planning
• 3.1 Symptom-Based Diagnosis and Process-Based Diagnosis
• 3.2 The Disturbances in Mentalization and the Resulting Conflicts
• 3.3 Diagnosis and Planning in Counseling
• References
• 4 Personality Disorders, Narcissism and Borderline-Organization
• 4.1 What Are Personality Disorders?
• 4.2 Particularities in the Treatment of People with Personality Disorders
• 4.3 Particularities in the Treatment of People with Borderline Personality Disorder
• 4.4 Structural Disorder as a Fundamental Problem and Additional Diagnosis for People with Personality Disorders
• 4.5 An Overview of the Different Steps of Treatment
• 4.6 Doppelganger Technique in a 'Normal' Psychodramatic Play
• 4.7 Representing the Working of the Ego-States Using Chairs
• 4.8 Psychodramatic Approach to the Dominant Defense Pattern
• 4.9 Resolution of Defenses Through Splitting in People with Borderline Personality Disorder
• 4.10 Resolving the Fixation in a Whole Defense System
• 4.11 What Can Psychodrama Offer to Schema Therapy?
• 4.12 Integrating Inner Change into Inner Relationships' Images
• 4.13 Self-Development of Therapist and Psychodramatic Responding
• 4.14 Disturbances in the Therapeutic Relationship and Negative Therapeutic Reaction
• References
• 5 Trauma-Related Disorders
• 5.1 What is Special About Trauma Therapy?.
• 5.2 Definitions of a Trauma-Related Disorder and a Traumatizing Situation
• 5.3 Symptoms of Trauma-Related Disorders
• 5.4 Dissociation as a Central Characteristic of Trauma-Related Disorders
• 5.5 The Therapist Witnesses the Traumatization and the Dissociating
• 5.6 The Seven Phases of Psychodramatic Trauma Therapy
• 5.7 Trauma-Specific Diagnosis
• 5.8 The Initiation of Trauma Therapy
• 5.9 Self-Stabilization and Associated Techniques
• 5.10 Trauma Processing
• 5.10.1 Processing Trauma Experience Through Acting into a Coherent Story
• 5.10.2 The Four Functional Workspaces for Trauma Processing
• 5.10.3 Trauma Processing with the Help of Auxiliary Therapists
• 5.10.4 The Information and Control Space
• 5.10.5 The Safe Place
• 5.10.6 The Observation and Narration Room
• 5.10.7 The Interaction Room Between the Victim and the Perpetrator
• 5.10.8 Processing the Reaction to the Trauma Processing Session
• 5.10.9 The Contraindication of Reversing Roles with the Perpetrator
• 5.10.10 Trauma Processing Using the Table Stage in Individual Therapy
• 5.10.11 Trauma Processing in Group Therapy
• 5.11 Integrating Inner Change into Everyday Relationships
• 5.12 Secondary Traumatization
• 5.13 The Natural Self-Healing System in Humans
• 5.14 Coping Fairy Tales as a Technique for Trauma Processing
• 5.15 The Shaping of the Therapeutic Relationship
• 5.16 Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Therapists
• 5.17 Concepts of Psychodramatic Trauma Therapy by Other Psychodramatists
• 5.17.1 Peter Felix Kellermann (2000, pp. 23-40): The Therapeutic Aspects of Psychodrama with Traumatized People
• 5.17.2 Marcia Karp (2000, pp. 63-82): Psychodrama of Rape and Torture: A Sixteen-Year Follow-Up Case Study
• 5.17.3 Eva Roine (2000, pp. 83-96): The Use of Psychodrama with Trauma Victims.
• 5.17.4 Anne Bannister (2000, pp. 97-113): Prisoners of the Family: Psychodrama with Abused Children
• 5.17.5 Clark Baim (2000, pp. 155-175): Time's Distorted Mirror: Trauma Work with Adult Male Sex Offenders
• 5.17.6 Jörg Burmeister (2000, pp. 198-225): Psychodrama with Survivors of Traffic Accidents
• References
• 6 Anxiety Disorders
• 6.1 The Social Conditions of Fear
• 6.2 What Are Anxiety Disorders?
• 6.3 The Self-Protective Behavior in Patients with Panic Attacks as an Obstacle in Therapy
• 6.4 Initiation of Treatment in Patients with Panic Attacks
• 6.5 The Different Steps in Metacognitive Therapy for People with Panic Attacks
• 6.6 The Disorder-Specific Therapy of a Patient with Social Phobia
• 6.7 Crisis Intervention for Performance Anxiety
• 6.8 Other Psychodramatic Approaches in the Therapy of Anxiety Disorders
• 6.8.1 The Therapy of a Patient with Social Phobia by Moreno
• 6.8.2 The Treatment of Specific (Isolated) Phobias
• 6.8.3 Other Psychodrama Therapists' Approaches to Panic Attacks
• References
• 7 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
• 7.1 Obsessive Thoughts, Compulsive Acts, and their Psychodynamic Function
• 7.2 The Disorder-Specific Treatment of Compulsive Behaviors
• 7.3 The Treatment of Obsessive Thoughts Without Compulsive Actions
• 7.4 Self-stabilization and Ego-Strengthening Through Role-Playing
• References
• 8 Depressive Disorders, Masochism and Suicidale Crises
• 8.1 What is Depression?
• 8.2 The Different Forms of Depression
• 8.3 Therapy for Depression in Current Conflicts
• 8.4 Therapy for Depression Caused by Neurotic Conflict Processing
• 8.4.1 The Basic Principle of Psychodramatic Therapy for Depressed People with Neurotic Conflict Processing
• 8.4.2 The Seven Steps of Psychodramatic Dialogue in Neurotic Depression.
• 8.4.3 The Integration of Improved Self-actualization in Relationship Images from Childhood
• 8.4.4 The Therapist's Participation as a Doppelganger and an Auxiliary Ego in the Psychodramatic Dialogue
• 8.4.5 Psychodramatic Group Therapy for Patients with Depression
• 8.4.6 Therapy for Depression in Separation Conflicts
• 8.4.7 Therapy for Prolonged Grief Reactions
• 8.5 Therapy for Masochism and a Pathological Superego
• 8.6 Therapy for Severe Depression Bordering on Psychosis
• 8.6.1 Vicarious Mentalization in the Therapeutic Relationship
• 8.6.2 The Activation of a Sense of Self-regulation in the Symptom of Suicidal Fantasies
• 8.6.3 Rebuilding the Inner Fantasy Space in Everyday Life
• 8.6.4 Symbolizing in Nocturnal Dreams as an Amplification for Understanding the Patient's Self-regulation in Everyday Life
• 8.6.5 The Doppelganger Technique in Self-injurious Thinking
• 8.6.6 The Integration of Improved Self-actualization into the Inner Relationship Images
• 8.6.7 Limitations in the Therapy of People with Depression
• 8.7 Treatment with Psychopharmacology
• 8.8 Suicidal Crises
• 8.8.1 Fundamentals of Suicidal Crises
• 8.8.2 Constricted Thinking in the Pre-suicidal Syndrome
• 8.8.3 Criteria for Assessing the Risk of Suicide and the Need for Therapy
• 8.8.4 The Encounter with Death as a Wake-Up Call and an Impetus for a New Beginning
• 8.8.5 Therapeutic Interventions in the Event of Risk of Suicide
• References
• 9 Psychotic Disorders
• 9.1 The Historical Development of the Treatment of People with Psychosis
• 9.2 Blockages in the Therapeutic Relationship in Psychiatric Treatment of Psychosis
• 9.3 Mentalization Disorders as the Cause of Delusional Production
• 9.4 The Psychodynamics of Psychotic Decompensation
• 9.5 Moreno's Secret in the Psychotherapy of Psychoses.
• 9.6 Moreno's Metacognitive Approach in the Psychotherapy of Psychoses.