ASPECTS OF PERSUASION IN PSYCHODRAMA

Authors

  • ELLA MAE SHEARON Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/9ke9m680

Keywords:

PSYCHODRAMA

Abstract

While studying for the Ph.D. degree with Sidney M. Jourard at the University of Florida, the writer was studying simultaneously for a Directorship in Psychodrama, Group Psychotherapy, and Sociometry with Jacob L. Moreno at the World Training Institute for Psychodrama in Beacon, New York. During these studies, similarities were noted between Jourard's concept of persuasion dating back to Aristotle and Moreno's triadic theory of psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry. Fascination and interest grew in this parallel, resulting in this article, which compares aspects of Aristotle's concept of persuasion, as interpreted by Sidney M. Jourard for the therapeutic setting, with Jacob L. Moreno's triadic theory. Psychodrama has been chosen for emphasis in these comparisons.

References

Bischof, Ledford. Interpreting Personality Theories. New York: Harper and Row, 1964.

Castenada, Carlos. Journey to Ixtlan, A Separate Reality, The Teachings of Don Juan. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972.

Erikson, E.H. Identity and the Life Cycle: Selected Papers, Psychological Issues (Monograph) New York: International Universities Press, 1959.

Frank, Jerome D. Persuasion and Healing. New York: Schocker Books, 1963.

Freese, John H. Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric. London: W.Heinemann, 1926.

Lewin, Kurt. A Dynamic Theory of Personality. New York: McGraw Hill, 1935.

Moreno, J.L. Lecture given at Moreno Institute, Beacon, New York, June 8, 1960. .Psychodrama, Vol I Beacon: Beacon House, 1946. - . " T h e So ciometric School and the Science of Man." Sociometry, 18:275, 1956. - - - - - . Who Shall Survive? Beacon: Beacon House, 1953. Moreno, J.L.and Florence B. Moreno. Spontaneity Theory of Child Development, Psychodrama Monograph No 8, Beacon: Beacon House, 1944..

Shakespeare, William. Hamlet, edited by Hardi Craig in The Complete Works of Shakespeare. New York: Scott Foresman & Co., 1951.

Downloads

Published

2025-01-15

Issue

Vol. 31 (1978): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

You are free to:

  1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  2. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

  1. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  2. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  3. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
  4. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Notices:

You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.

No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.