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Adam Blatner's Papers* on:
(Revised February 8, 2010)
* 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)
Belongingness (6/20/08)
Bringing Others Forth: Reflections on Helping (8/18/06)
Broadening the Horizons of Psychotherapy (5/15/08)
Boundaries & Access in Relationships (1/27/10)
"The Choosing Self": Developing the meta-role functions. (5/2/06)
The "Collective" in Psychology
Complexities of Mind (1/14/07)
Conflict Resolution: Techniques
Control and Surrender: Seeking a Wise Balance (7/6/08)
Creative Arts Therapies: Some Perspectives
Deep Maturity: (A lecture series for Senior University Georgetown) October, 2008
1. Introduction 2. Principles (based on Tarot Cards)
3. Further Principles 4. Psycho-Alchemy 4a. (Further notes on Alchemy)
5. Mandalas and Soul Lessons 6. Maps of the Journey
Addenda: "Merit Badges" Esoteric Mandalas
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
Mandalas: Practical Applications (Part 1, Basic Principles) (Presentation at the AATA Conference 11/09)
Mandalas: Part 2, Further Applications.
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
Paradigm Shifts (Current--Overview) (6/26/08)
Paradigm Shift 1: Meta-Meta-Cognition (6/22/08)
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-Awareness (Six Lectures for Senior University Georgetown, October, 2009)
1. Introduction 2. Motivations 3. Foolish Coping Techniques
4. Body Cues, Temperament, & other Factors 5. Social Connectedness
6. Spirituality & Summary
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
Family Sculpture in Psychodrama, An Example 9/4/09
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)
Moreno's Influence on Martin Buber's Dialogical Philosophy -- Robert Waldl (2/7/10)
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 Awareness
Photo Directory of Psychodramatists (index)
including photos of international leaders)
Photos of Dr. J. L. Moreno, Zerka Moreno (and other Historical Figures)
" scenes on psychodrama stages
Photographs of the "Moreno Wood" in Brazil
A "Psychodramatic" Story (an old Hasidic Tale)
Psychodrama 'a deux' (applications in one-to-one counseling) Jim Vandermay 5/21/08
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
Sociodrama (Reflections and Introductory Remarks) posted 10/17/09
Sociodrama in Education (paper written first in 2006, posted 10/17/09)
Sociometry Bibliography (Revised, 7/3/09)
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
Approaches to a New Religious Sensibility (Jan 30, 2009)
Science versus Religion (2/6/09)
Intelligent Design: A Commentary (8/18/05)
The Fine-Tuned Universe (mid-2005)
Critiquing the Leaps of Faith Associated with
the Concept of the Biblical God
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)
Image-ing God: a theological contemplation
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
Life is Greater than What Can Be Lived (11/26/08)
My Mandala Drawings and Their Meanings (12/6/05)
Esoteric Mandalas (11/27/08)
More Mandalas 2008 2007 (12/08)
Myths for Today
Poetic Theology (1/30/07)(The) Process Theology of Alfred North Whitehead:
Its Relevance from a Psychiatrist's Perspective
Proportionality in Religion 12/16/08
Scientists' Bible 12/07
Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy: Some Common Themes
The Sri Yantra as a Symbol for Contemplation (12/12/08)
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life: A Map of the Soul
References to Papers on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life
Supplemental Material on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life
Another Essay on the Tree of Life
The Tarot of Creativity
Yoga: the Wider Dimensions 1/12/09
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"
History of Medicine: Some Stories (Lectures Given to Feburary 2009 Senior University Georgetown)
1. Introduction: Invention of the Microscope, Beginnings of Germ Theory
1a: Supplement: Very Brief Overview Pre-history to around 1550.
1b. Supplement: Very Brief Overview: History of Medicine since 1600.
1c: Supplement: Further History of the Microscope
2. Contagion, Infection, Antisepsis
3. The Beginnings of Immunology
4. Anaesthetics
5. Dietary Deficiency Diseases (still being worked on)
6. Hygeine: Cholera, Hookworm, Sanitation.
6a: Dental Hygiene and Plaque Control
Alphabets & Writing Systems: ("Scriptology")
Notes on Scriptology (6/27/08)
Bibliography on Alphabets & Writing Systems
Why My Mother Threw Out My Comic Books
Part 1: A Brief History 1890s to 1948 (Setting up the Main Drama) (posted 6/14/09)
Part 2: The EC Comics Story, Dr. Fredric Wertham, and the Comics Code (not yet posted)
Part 3: A Brief History of Comic Books after 1956.
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