Psychodrama
is an action method, often used as a psychotherapy, in which clients use spontaneous dramatization, role playing, and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insight into their lives. Developed by Jacob L. Moreno and his wife Zerka Toeman Moreno, psychodrama includes elements of theater, often conducted on a stage, or a space that serves as a stage area, where props can be used. A psychodrama therapy group, under the direction of a licensed psychodramatist, reenacts real-life, past situations (or inner mental processes), acting them out in present time. Participants then have the opportunity to evaluate their behavior, reflect on how the past incident is getting played out in the present and more deeply understand particular situations in their lives.

در این روش بیماران بر اساس بدیهه‌سازی صحنه‌های نمایشی با موضوع معین، در یک نمایش شرکت می‌کنند و در عین حال به تحلیل موضوع بیماری خود می‌پردازند. در این روش به شخص بیمار کمک می‌شود تا ابعاد روان‌شناختی بیماری‌اش را کشف کند. سایکودراما نخستین بار توسط جیکوب مورنو در اویل سده بیستم میلادی بنیان نهاده شد