Psychodrama on TV

[Adam Blatner]

Dear Daniel, thanks for the input.
    Alas, I don't watch television, don't have one. But I am dismayed at your report, 
because in some ways they get it wrong!
    You said, There was then a brief explanation of psychodrama as an expressive therapy 
that utilizes proxies to play roles (they did not use the term auxiliary) and also 
incorporates different elements of theatre.
         AB: did it mention that the person plays his or her own key role as protagonis?
  They mentioned the project that was used in prisons in California at the end of last 
century.
             ab: psychodramatic methods have been used in a variety of contexts. Offhand 
I'm not sure who was doing that in California. Some folks were working in other hospitals, 
though.

   DJ: As it is re-run season, I was wondering if anyone saw this in its first airing and 
if there was a response to CBS or Mark Gordon, the show's creator.
     Ab: No, but I would like there to be some correction. Thanks for the anecdote. Did 
you know about my papers on distortions of psychodrama in books on history of psychiatry, 
on television, and other contexts?

       It's another example of sloppy research, journalistic flabbiness (non-integrity), 
etc.   Might you be willing to email and make some connections, phone calls?

Warmly, Adam
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jones Daniel (07X221)" <DJones12 at schools.nyc.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 1:21 PM
Subject: Psychodrama on TV


>I watched an episode of Criminal Minds last night, a show that stars Mandy Patankin of 
>Princess Bride fame.  It is about a unit of FBI agents who track serial killers.  In last 
>night's episode, the suspect used different hostages in hold up situations to act out 
>different situations.  The group pondered this, perplexed because most violent criminals 
>that they track became increasingly violent themselves; they did not use proxies.  One of 
>the agents, several of whom are psychologically trained, stated that this was a 
>psychodrama.  There was then a brief explanation of psychodrama as an expressive therapy 
>that utilizes proxies to play roles (they did not use the term auxiliary) and also 
>incorporates different elements of theatre.  They mentioned the project that was used in 
>prisons in California at the end of last century.
>
> Although the brief description was accurate, the result for this suspect was that he got 
> out of prison and became a director, getting auxiliaries in bank or diner hold ups to 
> commit acts against other auxiliaries.
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> As it is re-run season, I was wondering if anyone saw this in its first airing and if 
> there was a response to CBS or Mark Gordon, the show's creator.
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> Daniel Jones, MSW
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