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Adolescence 1985It was postulated that an integration of behavioral-cognitive techniques within a psychodramatic group therapy framework would reduce delinquents' acting-out tendencies...
It was postulated that an integration of behavioral-cognitive techniques within a psychodramatic group therapy framework would reduce delinquents' acting-out tendencies and improve ego strength. The population consisted of a control and an experimental group of adolescents aged 14 to 16 of both sexes that were adjudicated delinquent. There were ten adolescents in the control group and initially eleven adolescents in the experimental group (only seven completed the twelve ninety-minute sessions). Both pre- and posttest measures on the Jesness, the High School Personality Questionnaire, and the I-E Scale were administered to the two groups of subjects. The results showed that significant improvement occurred in the delinquents' asocial index (.01 level), ego strength (.05 level), and introversive tendencies (.01 level). This study demonstrated that behavioral contracting, monetary reinforcement, and alternative behavioral rehearsal can be effectively integrated with more traditional psychodramatic techniques to reduce delinquents' acting-out tendencies.
Topics: Adolescent; Communication; Empathy; Fantasy; Female; Humans; Juvenile Delinquency; Male; Personality Tests; Prognosis; Psychodrama
PubMed: 4083122
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Hospital & Community Psychiatry Jun 1970
Topics: Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Psychodrama; Social Behavior
PubMed: 5442564
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The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and... 2015The medical clown has become an accepted therapeutic figure in non-psychiatric hospital departments in recent years. However, the potential role of the clown in... (Review)
Review
The medical clown has become an accepted therapeutic figure in non-psychiatric hospital departments in recent years. However, the potential role of the clown in psychiatry, especially for the treatment of psychosis, has not been investigated. We report here on the functioning of a medical clown in an inpatient psychiatric department. A program using psychodramatic group therapy techniques with the clown serving as moderator was developed. We describe the case of one individual diagnosed with schizophrenia who in the course of four and a half months of group therapy led by the medical clown was able to adopt a succession of surprising roles. This process may have contributed to the patient's remission. We discuss the special capacity of medical clowns to encourage communication and indulge in fantasy while returning to consensual reality. We suggest that this may have particular relevance in work with psychotic individuals.
Topics: Adult; Humans; Male; Psychodrama; Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia
PubMed: 27357551
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Journal of Adolescence Dec 1984This paper, through the description of one afternoon's psychodrama session with adolescents in an outpatient setting, explores some of the issues of "containment" and...
This paper, through the description of one afternoon's psychodrama session with adolescents in an outpatient setting, explores some of the issues of "containment" and "boundaries" raised by the running of such a group. It will be suggested that the methods of psychodrama offer techniques to contain certain anxieties within the therapeutic setting, but that also, as in any adolescent group, awareness must be maintained of a whole hierarchy of boundaries. If these are ignored, chaos may follow, resulting in the collapse of the group, and thus the failure of its therapeutic function.
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Choice Behavior; Ego; Family; Female; Group Processes; Humans; Male; Models, Psychological; Psychodrama; Role Playing
PubMed: 6526963
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RN Apr 1967
Topics: Nursing; Psychodrama; Psychotherapy, Group
PubMed: 5181420
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The Australian and New Zealand Journal... Sep 1977
Topics: Catharsis; Chronic Disease; Communication; Female; Humans; Male; Neurotic Disorders; Psychodrama; Psychotherapy, Group; Role Playing
PubMed: 270336
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Pediatria Polska Sep 1971
Topics: Acting Out; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Psychodrama; Psychological Tests; Psychology, Clinical
PubMed: 5114243
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Zeitschrift Fur Psychotherapie Und... Jul 1969
Topics: Humans; Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalytic Theory; Psychodrama
PubMed: 5803110
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Tijdschrift Voor Ziekenverpleging Oct 1974
Topics: Humans; Mental Disorders; Psychodrama; Role Playing
PubMed: 4497357
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Nursing Research 1982Compliance is central to health care, but by its very nature it remains problematic to health care providers and health care receivers. In this article an interactional...
Compliance is central to health care, but by its very nature it remains problematic to health care providers and health care receivers. In this article an interactional approach, the utilization of role theory, in the study of compliance is proposed. Rationale for the need for such a framework is provided through the presentation and critique of currently used models and theories, such as the medical model, the health belief model, control theory, and learning theory. Assumptions of the proposed framework are presented, and four components are identified when considering compliance enactment from an interactional perspective. These are: self-concept, role enactment, complementary roles, and periodic evaluation of role enactment by self and others. Several theoretical propositions evolve as central to the development of a unified framework for compliance. The propositions can be considered potential hypotheses. This article demonstrates one approach to theory development in nursing.
Topics: Attitude to Health; Humans; Internal-External Control; Models, Psychological; Patient Compliance; Psychodrama; Psychological Theory; Role Playing; Self Concept
PubMed: 6922458
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