— sociodramatic /soh'see oh dreuh mat"ik, soh'shee-/ , adj.
/soh'see oh drah"meuh, -dram"euh, soh'shee-/ , n.
a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations. Cf. psychodrama .
[ 1940-45; SOCIO- + DRAMA ]