sociodrama

American

[soh-see-oh-drah-muh, -dram-uh, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ si oʊˈdrɑ mə, -ˈdræm ə, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

noun

a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.

First recorded in 1940–45; socio- + drama

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