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WorksheetsPsychodrama: Assumptions and Components
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which statement best describes the psychodynamic approach underpinning psychodrama?
Behavior influenced by unconscious drives
Behavior guided by conscious motives
Behavior shaped only by learned habits
Behavior determined by biological reflexes
What is the main aim of psychoanalysis within psychodrama’s assumptions?
To release repressed thoughts and feelings
To suppress troubling memories
To teach new social skills only
To eliminate all defense mechanisms
Which early-life factor is emphasized in psychodynamic theory as shaping later behavior?
Genetic mutations in adulthood
Early experiences and relationships
Peer pressure in high school
Dietary choices in adolescence
In psychodynamic theory, what are ego defenses understood to do?
Reveal hidden memories directly
Amplify unacceptable wishes
Create new core beliefs overnight
Block unacceptable wishes and urges of the id
Projection in everyday life most closely involves which process?
Suppressing thoughts through relaxation
Attributing one’s unacceptable thoughts to someone else
Adopting another’s values consciously
Remembering childhood events accurately
Which list correctly identifies the four core techniques of psychodrama?
Role taking, role reversal, the mirror, the double
Modeling, reinforcement, shaping, desensitization
Role play, free association, hypnosis, anchoring
Meditation, journaling, dream analysis, reframing
In role taking, who is the protagonist?
The audience observing and giving feedback
The person whose issue is enacted in the scene
An auxiliary ego playing a minor part
The trained psychodramatist guiding enactments
Which task belongs to auxiliary egos during role taking?
Providing only silent observation of the scene
Administering standardized assessments
Enacting parts of significant others in the protagonist’s life
Directing the entire group process
During role reversal, what is the primary goal for the protagonist?
To memorize the director’s script precisely
To demonstrate the emotions and attitudes experienced by the significant other
To avoid emotional expression
To debate the audience’s interpretations
Why is role reversal considered healing in psychodrama?
It eliminates the need for auxiliary roles
It reduces time spent in therapy sessions
It distracts from the central issue entirely
It allows the protagonist to get into the other person’s shoes
A challenge with role reversal that the director must manage is what?
Overreliance on cognitive testing
Protagonist’s biased view of the other person
Audience refusal to watch scenes
Lack of a trained psychodramatist
After acting out a significant event, which technique asks the protagonist to step out while an auxiliary enacts them?
The double
Role taking
The mirror technique
Role reversal
What risk requires careful use of the mirror technique?
Clarifying behavioral patterns gently
Causing the client to become overly self-critical
Improving empathy toward others
Encouraging healthy perspective-taking
Which technique involves a group member taking the role of the protagonist’s inner thoughts to express them?
The double
The mirror technique
Role reversal
Role taking
In the double technique, what right does the protagonist retain?
To instruct the audience silently
To accept or reject the double’s statements
To direct without a psychodramatist
To skip role reversal entirely
Which scenario best illustrates projection as used in psychodrama’s assumptions?
Blaming another for one’s own hostile thoughts
Calmly accepting personal responsibility
Teaching a friend new coping skills
Practicing deep breathing regularly
Which research method summarized findings across 25 controlled studies to assess psychodrama’s effectiveness?
Longitudinal observational cohort
Meta-analysis of controlled studies
Single randomized field experiment
Case series across multiple clinics
In the meta-analytic findings, which outcome best characterizes psychodrama’s client improvement?
Worse than standard psychotherapy
Similar or better than psychotherapy
Only effective for severe cases
Effective only for children
Which technique in psychodrama is noted as particularly effective for clients who cannot empathize with victims?
Future projection exercises
Role reversal with auxiliaries
Silent visualization sessions
Cognitive disputation drills
What is a key application distinction emphasized for psychodrama?
Only clinical hospital contexts
Non-clinical as well as clinical
Exclusively private practice
Limited to crisis interventions
Which statement best reflects psychodrama’s integration with other therapies?
Requires replacing existing methods
Only adjunct to psychoanalysis
Can contribute within limits
Incompatible with behavioral approaches
Which group format showed greater effectiveness than single-session therapy in the meta-analysis?
Family-only groups
Online telehealth groups
Mixed therapy groups
Individual-only settings
Which ethical principle addresses clients being pushed to reveal feelings before readiness?
Beneficial deception
Protection from harm
Justice and fair allocation
Respect for property
Why must a therapist be fully trained as a ‘director’ in psychodrama?
To perform theatrical scripts
To manage scenes safely
To diagnose mental disorders
To ensure legal compliance
Which ethical guideline is highlighted because psychodrama is conducted experientially in groups?
Prohibition of auxiliaries
Compulsory recording sessions
Mandatory public disclosure
Absolute confidentiality needs
In aftercare, what therapist action helps clients recreate everyday feelings safely?
Assign legal guardians
Avoid discussing emotions
Prescribe medication
Offer one-to-one sessions
Which risk is noted concerning therapists in group psychodrama contexts?
Danger of violating confidentiality
Risk of losing licensure
Possibility of physical injury
Misuse of statistical data
Which organization published a code of practice for psychodrama in 2003?
American Psychiatric Association
British Psychodrama Association
World Health Organization
European Therapy Council
Jacob Levy Moreno is most associated with which development?
Humanistic client-centered therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Practice of psychodrama
Development of psychoanalysis
Which exam-style task asks students to evaluate psychodrama in terms of both effectiveness and ethics?
Explain one ethical issue
Evaluate effectiveness and ethics
Outline three main principles
Describe two core assumptions
