psychodrama

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English psychodrama From psycho- + drama.

1. A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist.
2. A drama in this form
3. A dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters

   “[…] to be as often as possible present in the fifty-some psychodramas that fill the television screen each year.”