Believing in Make‐Believe: Looking at Theater as a Metaphor for Psychotherapy
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Auteurs : Terry Maccormack [Canada]Source :
- Family Process [ 0014-7370 ] ; 1997-06.
Abstract
In this essay, I explore the theatrical dimensions of psychotherapy. I argue that many of the historical, practice‐related, and conceptual connections between theater and therapy often are only alluded to in the literature, but rarely made explicit. In doing so, however, it seems apparent that, as a metaphor for psychotherapy, theater perhaps offers a more appropriate fit than those narrative and conversational metaphors that have been employed so far. Proposing that theater is, in fact, the metaphor on which psychotherapy bases itself, I briefly examine some of its implications for how therapy might be conceptualized and performed. I conclude by inviting other therapists to consider — by openly acknowledging theater as a metaphor for psychotherapy — if they might then become more engaging, creative, and imaginative in their work.
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1997.00151.x
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