ROLES AND RULES: THE KINSHIP AND TERRITORIALITY OF PSYCHODRAMA AND GESTALT THERAPY

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  • TED L. ORCUTT Author

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Abstract

Most all relationships contain aspects of cooperation and competition. Dependency and autonomy needs are well within the developmental relationship of psychodrama and gestalt therapy. Eclectic psychotherapists and psychoclramatists tend to consider both therapies as contributive, adjunctive approaches to a larger experiential set of therapeutic techniques. Both modalities are viewed primarily as healthful ways of being in the world in addition to specific psychotherapies.

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Dr. Orcutt's address is Department of Psychiatry, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va. 23708.

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2025-01-14

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Vol. 30 (1977): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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