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Beschreibung

The author shows how drama therapy draws on both drama and ritual. He argues that personal construct theory provides a hermeneutically useful approach to the study of drama therapy. He shows that drama therapy itself is an effective treatment for depression and schizophrenia, having a measurable effect on thought disorder; he thus tries to be as definite as possible about a subject which resists the 'scientific' apporach, and he is concerned not only to think rationally about drama therapy, but to examine the specific relationship between rational thought and artistic experience which allows the second to act as the mediator of the first.

In Part One, the author investigates the therapeutic origins of theatre before moving on to the part played by drama in psychological maturation, leading to a discussion of depression, thought disorder and schizophrenia and the role of drama therapy in their treatment.

Part Two examines the drama therapy experience and the ways in which the therapeutic possiblities of drama can be harnessed, both in improvised dramatic episodes and in theatre games, to achieve a wide range of therapeutic goals.

The author shows how drama therapy draws on both drama and ritual. He argues that personal construct theory provides a hermeneutically useful approach to the study of drama therapy. He shows that drama therapy itself is an effective treatment for depression and schizophrenia, having a measurable effect on thought disorder; he thus tries to be as definite as possible about a subject which resists the 'scientific' apporach, and he is concerned not only to think rationally about drama therapy, but to examine the specific relationship between rational thought and artistic experience which allows the second to act as the mediator of the first.

In Part One, the author investigates the therapeutic origins of theatre before moving on to the part played by drama in psychological maturation, leading to a discussion of depression, thought disorder and schizophrenia and the role of drama therapy in their treatment.

Part Two examines the drama therapy experience and the ways in which the therapeutic possiblities of drama can be harnessed, both in improvised dramatic episodes and in theatre games, to achieve a wide range of therapeutic goals.

Über den Autor
Roger Grainger was a registered Dramatherapist, Chartered Counselling Psychologist and occasional TV actor. He held a PhD in Sociology from Leeds University as well as Doctorates in Theology and Implicit Religion, and worked as a psychiatric chaplain for the Stanley Royd Hospital in Wakefield. He was also one of the founders of the National Funeral College and was the author of several books.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction. Part 1 Roots. 1. Drama as Involvement. 2. The Healing Symbol. 3. Drama and Depression. 4. Drama and Schizophrenia. Part 2 Process. 5. Approaches to Drama Therapy. 6. Some of the Cast. 7. Capturing the Image. 8. Drama Therapy and Ritual. Appendix 1. The Use of Drama Therapy in the Treatment of Thought Disorder. Appendix 2. Instructions for Administering the Grid Test of Thought Disorder. Appendix 3. Programme of BAD National Conference, 1989. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
Fachbereich: Angewandte Psychologie
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781853023378
ISBN-10: 185302337X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Grainger, Roger
Hersteller: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Roger Grainger
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.1995
Gewicht: 0,251 kg
Artikel-ID: 101835330

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