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Are Games, Enactments, and Reenactments Similar? No, Yes, It Depends

Pages 117-127
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article examines the similarities and differences between games, enactments, and reenactments. The author explores how the multiple definitions of each of these constructs make comparisons between them difficult and concludes that, despite possible theoretical similarities, there are important clinical reasons for seeing them as separate. These reasons are discussed and explored using case vignettes.

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Edward T. Novak

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Edward T. Novak, MA, is the book review editor for the Transactional Analysis Journal and a member of the editorial board. He has been interested and engaged in transactional analysis psychotherapy for 20 years. He is a graduate of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies’ National Training Program in Contemporary Psychoanalysis and maintains a private practice in Akron, Ohio. He can be reached at 1653 Merriman Road, Suite 212, Akron, OH 44313, USA; email: .
 

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