자살유가족의 사이코드라마 잉여현실 경험과 효과 : 단일사례연구 = Psychodrama Surplus Reality Experience and Its Therapeutic Effects for a Suicide Survivor: A Single-Case Study

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This single-case qualitative study examined the emotional transformation of a bereaved brother who lost his sibling to suicide, using the concept of surplus reality in psychodrama. The participant, a man in his twenties, expressed prolonged grief, guilt, and anger resulting from repressed emotions and family conflict. Two psychodrama sessions (three hours each) were conducted, and data were analyzed through interviews, observations, and video recordings. The participant’s emotions progressed from sadness to guilt, anger, and eventually self-advocacy, while his coping process evolved from avoidance to approach, expression, and integration. Surplus reality provided a safe symbolic space where the participant externalized suppressed feelings through rituals, role reversal, and physical enactment. These actions enabled the completion of unfinished mourning and the reorganization of emotional meaning. Confrontation with the father symbolically reconstructed relational boundaries, leading to emotional independence. Overall, psychodrama facilitated catharsis, self-awareness, and emotional balance, suggesting its effectiveness as an emotion-focused therapeutic approach for suicide survivors.