psychodrama

Noun

Meaning

A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist.

A drama in this form

(rare) A dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters

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And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage. John Zorn

Anya Taylor-Joy is magisterial in an icy psychodrama about an orphan chess prodigy who will stop at nothing to become the world’s greatest player. Source: Internet

If Rosemary had her baby at Melrose Place, it would look something like this unnerving indie psychodrama. Source: Internet

He's been living this Luck psychodrama, day in and day out, for the entirety of his young tenure in Indianapolis. Source: Internet

For its first 40 minutes or so, the film plays like a strange psychodrama in the vein of Michael Haneke, but then an unspeakable event occurs about halfway through and the tension skyrockets. Source: Internet

Moreno developed a specific and highly structured form of group therapy known as psychodrama (although the entry on psychodrama claims it is not a form of group therapy). Source: Internet

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