Psychodrama, Surplus Reality and the Art of Healing

Download or read book Psychodrama, Surplus Reality and the Art of Healing written by Zerka T. Moreno and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of psychodrama allows participants to create a world for themselves, free of usual rules and constraints. This freedom from all ordinary conventions is what Moreno called 'Surplus Reality', and is one of the most vital, curative and mysterious elements of psychodrama. In this book, Leif Dag Blomkvist and Zerka Moreno explore the depths of this long-neglected concept. In addition, each chapter is prefaced by Leif Dag Blomkvist's explanations and illuminations of the forces and energies - from early religious rituals and festivals to the art of Surrealism - which have influenced psychodrama. Psychodramatists and mental health professionals who wish to take therapy beyond the 'verbal' will find the book valuable reading.