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  1. Role reversal

    Role reversal is a psychotherapeutic technique in psychodrama that demonstrates a protagonist's intrapersonal conflicts deeply and explicitly on the stage. This technique is perhaps the single most important and effective technique in psychodrama.: 21  In the form of psychodrama, the protagonist is invited to move out of their own position or role into the significant other's position and enact that role.: 275  Therefore, the auxiliary ego can observe and learn how to play the role. For example, in a parent-child's session, a protagonist who is the child reverses role with one of their parents. This technique not only helps the protagonist get more insight of a specific role but also helps the director, the auxiliary egos, and the audience learn more about that specific role.

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  1. Role reversal

    Role reversal is one of the psychodrama techniques that demonstrate a protagonist’s intrapersonal conflicts deeply and explicitly on the stage. This technique is perhaps the single most important and effective technique in psychodrama. In psychodrama, the protagonist is invited to move out of his own position or role into the significant other’s position and enact that role. Therefore, the auxiliary ego can observe and learn how to play the role. For example, in a parents-children session, a protagonist who is the child reverses role with one of his or her parents. This technique not only helps the protagonist get more insight of a specific role but also helps the director, the auxiliary egos, and the audience learn more about that specific role.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of role reversal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of role reversal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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