such as role-play, the empty-chair, acting As if, and psychodrama. Other techniques include task setting, creating images, catching oneself, and the Push-Button Technique. Dramatic techniques such as Role-play, the Empty Chair, and Acting as if, are all utilized to help the patient practice useful skills and behaviors as they try on new roles and styles of living. While these techniques provide valuable opportunities for patients to rehearse new life-skills, they also allow for the patient to make choices as to which roles they wish to discard, and which they wish to use in their every day life. Psychodrama is technique that occurs exclusively in a group setting, whereby the internal struggles of a single patient (or protagonist) are worked though dramatically. The process occurs with the active participation (and support) of other members of the group who are employed by the protagonist to represent challenging aspects of his or her inner life, while he or she attempts to move successfully through it (Moreno, 1987).A unique approach to Task Setting has the Adlerian therapist making two suggestions as necessary for the patient to apply concurrently, outside of the therapeutic setting, over the course of several weeks. First, Only do what is agreeable to you; second, Consider from time to time how you can give another person pleasure. According to Adler, successful employment of these two tasks are an effective strategy in helping people feel useful and worthwhile, thus enhancing their self-esteem and improving their quality of life. Another task-oriented technique, called catching oneself, requires patients to catch themselves with their hand in the cookie jar. The goals of this approach are not only to increase patient awareness of their old behaviors and provide an opportunity to replace them with new ones, but to learn to anticipate situations before they occur (Moreno, 1987). Creating images is another technique utili...
