Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Melissa Marques Torres. The power of masks in psychodrama: shadow and light. Rev. bras. psicodrama [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.1, pp. 183-191. ISSN 2318-0498.

The article discusses the use of masks as a working instrument in psychodrama. Embedded in the Morenian theoretical framework, the research links concepts of contemporary psychodrama to those of the Jungian analytical psychology. It is understood that when used in the context of psychodrama, masks concretize characters and social roles, replete of cultural conserves that conceal the individual drama, preventing the person from fully functioning in life. The psychotherapeutic work aims to balance out the lights and shadows of what masks represent.

Keywords : Social roles; Masks; Psychodrama; Shadow; Light.

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