hypnodrama

n. a technique of psychodrama in which a hypnotic state is induced and the client, or protagonist, is encouraged to act out his or her relationships and traumatic experiences with the aid of auxiliary egos. Hypnodrama might be used to overcome a client’s resistance to dramatizing his or her problems in conscious psychodrama and to stimulate the revival of past incidents and emotional scenes in their full intensity. The technique is rarely used now. [introduced in 1959 by Jacob L. Moreno]

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December 19th 2024

aniseikonia

n. a condition in which the two eyes perceive images of unequal size or shape when these are viewed through each eye separately. It may be an unintended consequence of clinical alterations made to the cornea or lens.