The Psychodramatist
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This article describes the professional roles assumed and skills required of a psychodramatist. As an analyst, he or she is required to convey empathic understanding; asa director of drama, the psychodramatist creates an aesthetic theater production; as a therapist, attempts to release mental suffering; and as a group leader, manages the group process. Furthermore, as a human being and through. the impact of his or her own personality, the psychodramatist is expected to have a constructive influence on the psychodramatic process. These requirements constitutea formidable task, demanding not only extensive training and professional experience but also personality characteristics not well developed in everyone.
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