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Adam Blatner's Papers* on:
(Revised May 15, 2008)
* For publications in chapters in books, articles in peer-reviewed professional journals, and so forth, see webpage listing his publications .
Psychotherapy and General Psychology Topics:{A Psychiatrist's Notebook: A Brief Introduction to the other articles in this section of the website:} (June, 2006)Aggregate Experiences (1/16/07)
Anger Management: Some Techniques
Applied Role Theory: A User-Friendly Language for Psychology
Archetypes: The Relevance of the Concept
The Art of Psychotherapy: Reflections (12/28/06)
Being Nice: It's Not So Easy (12/6/05)
Bringing Others Forth: Reflections on Helping (8/18/06)
Broadening the Horizons of Psychotherapy (5/15/08)
"The Choosing Self": Developing the meta-role functions. (5/2/06)
The "Collective" in Psychology
Complexities of Mind (1/14/07)
Conflict Resolution: TechniquesCreative Arts Therapies: Some Perspectives
Depths of Psychology: "A Poor, Forked Creature" 12/07
Diagnosis in Psychiatry (June 15, 2006)
Diagnostic Variables--The Most "Relevant" Ones
Doubt versus Conviction: A Spectrum of Temperament
Emotional Intelligence & Social & Emotional Learning: Some References
Exploring Interpersonal Preference 2/11/07
Forgiveness (10/18/05)
Grief Work: Principles and Strategies
Hermeneutics: The Art of Interpretation 4/4/08
The "Inner Brat": Considering the Primal Illusions 12/07
Just a Little Bit: Reflections Lesser Psychodynamics
Medications: A Psychiatrist's Perspective (June 15, 2006)
(The) More We Can Be (about Role Expansion as a Primary Drive) 8/06
Not in the Books: Some Personal Observations
Nonverbal Communications Part 1: Overview
Nonverbal Communications, Part 2: Learning by Using Experiential Methods
Ongoing Negotiations 12/07
Optimism (Reasons for Optimism) 2/17/06
Perpetrator PTSD: Thoughts About Unresolved Guilt 5/31/07
Personal Meaning: Associated Fields
Personal Meaning: Deepening via Dramatic Approaches
Postmodernism: Frequently Asked Questions
The Primal Illusions of the "Inner Brat" (11/20/07)
Psycholog-ization (3/21/07)
Relational Disorders: Problems of "Diagnosis"
Role Dynamics: An Integrative Approach to Psychology
and a User-Friendly Language
Role Questions (What you can ask yourself about a role)
Self: Psychological Reflections on the Nature of the Self
Self-Deception: Understanding through Role Dynamics
Social Being-Ness: How we are socially embedded
Unhelpful Overgeneralizations: A Form of Psychobabble
The University of Yourself: A Curriculum for Integrative Learning
Psychodrama Topics:
Blatner's Chapter on Psychodrama in the 7th edition (2004) of "Current Psychotherapies," a textbook comparing different approaches, edited by Raymond J. Corsini and D. Wedding, (updated to 2007) (click on either Instructors' or Students' "companion site" and when there, off to the left, under "Additional Resources" you'll see "Additional Chapters," which will then let you find my chapter and download it free!
Advancing Theory in Psychodrama: Notes.
Announcements of International and National Psychodrama Events (new!)Awards given by the American Society for Group Psychotherapy & Psychodrama (ASGPP) in the Past (7/20/06)
Axiodrama 4/7/08
Books and Papers about Psychodrama for Sale! (New!)
Considering Moreno's Contributions 8/06
Directory of Psychodramatists: Photos and Captions, National & International!
Drama in Education as Mental Hygiene: A Child Psychiatrist's Perspective
Expanding Communications Through Psychodrama 4/4/08
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (New!)
"Grouptalk": A Psychodrama Listserve: How to Subscribe
Historical Distortions of Psychodrama: Mistakes in the Professional Literature
Another Recent Example of a Historical Distortion of Psychodrama
Historical Outline of Group Psychotherapy & Psychodrama
History of Psychodrama: Miscellaneous Notes
The History of Psychodrama in Brazil
Imaginative Interviews: A Psychodramatic Warm-up
for Developing Role-Playing SkillsInternational Psychodrama News
Past International Psychodrama News A-E
Past International Psychodrama News F-M
Past International Psychodrama News N-ZMaking Magic: Part of the Drama Therapist's (or Psychodramatist's) Repertoire
Master of Ceremonies: A New Role for Psychodramatists & Drama Therapists (4/21/06)
Open Letter to Psychodramatists
Performance Awareness (A consideration of its associated psycho-social dynamics). November, 2006 ... Also, a related paper on the
Development of Performance AwarenessA "Psychodramatic" Story (an old Hasidic Tale)
Resources in Psychodrama (and Adam Blatner's Workshops)
Re-Visioning Psychodrama (Plenary Presentation at ASGPP, 4/11/08)
Role Dynamics: An Integrative Approach to Psychology
Role Playing in Education
and a User-Friendly Language
Sociometry Bibliography (provisional, April, 2006)
Sociometry Notes 2: Exploring Your Connectedness
Sociometry Notes 3: Current Issues
(The Psychodrama) Stage (Diagrams and Descriptions) (3/24/08)
Teaching EmpathyTheoretical Foundations of Psychodrama
Theory in Psychodrama (Part 2)
Why Drama? Considering the Underlying Rationale for Using Interactive and Improvisational Drama October, 2006
Zerka Moreno: Many Faces of Drama (1997)
(see also under philosophy below, articles on Re-Story-ing the Soul and Enacted Dialogue)
Philosophy & Spirituality
Critiquing the Concept of the Biblical God
(relating to the Intelligent Design controversy, 8/18/05)
Comments by Adam Blatner on
Wayne Teasdale's List of Needed Paradigm Shifts (9/05)
Issues in Interfaith Spirituality
Guidelines for Inter-Religious Understanding (11 /05)
Ten Principles of Creation Spirituality (11/05)
Postmodernism: The Implications for PsychotherapyEthical Issues That Need to be Considered Nowadays
Exploring Spiritual Issues using Enacted Dialogue
Faith and the Matrix of Meaning (11/17/06)
God Actively Being Everything (12/24/06)
The Fine-Tuned Universe (related to Intelligent Design) (8/18/05)
Image-ing God: a theological contemplation
Intelligent Design: A Commentary (8/18/05)
Interfaith Spirituality: Six Lectures: (1/26/08 - 3/3/08)
1: Overview 2. Cultural Trends. 3: L. Reed: Further Aspects. 4. L. Mitchell: Experience and Enthusiasm
5. Common Denominators. 6. Implications
My Mandala Drawings and Their Meanings (12/6/05)
Myths for Today
Poetic Theology (1/30/07)(The) Process Theology of Alfred North Whitehead:
Its Relevance from a Psychiatrist's PerspectiveScientists' Bible 12/07
Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy: Some Common Themes
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life: A Map of the Soul (new!)
References to Papers on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life (New!)
Supplemental Material on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life (New!)
Another Essay on the Tree of Life
The Tarot of Creativity
Other Topics
Why Attacking Iraq is a Baaad Idea: 18+ reasons.
Why we should leave Iraq: 20 or more reasons
Challenging the "war on drugs"
Bibliography on Alphabets & Writing Systems
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