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The Therapist as Director of the Family Drama *
Author(s) -
Andolfi Maurizio,
Angelo Claudio
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1981.tb01377.x
Subject(s) - drama , construct (python library) , reading (process) , psychology , function (biology) , family therapy , psychotherapist , social psychology , political science , visual arts , law , art , computer science , evolutionary biology , biology , programming language
The authors compare the therapist's function to that of a theatrical director who revises a play, the family drama, which the actors continue to recite according to an old script with a foregone conclusion. To achieve his goal, the therapist uses certain contextual (or ‘nodal’) elements to construct an alternative ‘reading’ of events which neutralizes the actors' persistent efforts to make the course of therapy conform to their old patterns.