This book applies a dramaturgical perspective to familiar psychological topics including fear
greed shame guilt rejection well-being and terrorism. In presenting vivid illustrations of
how our understanding of psychological problems can be enriched and enlivened by employing
dramatic language and concepts it brings the well-established field of narrative psychology to
life. Providing an accessible and fresh understanding of psychological problems through the
language and concepts of theatre Karl Scheibe builds on the work of leading scholars in the
field including Sarbin Gergen Bruner and Goffman. This exciting and accessible book acts as a
sequel to Scheibe's The Drama of Everyday Life and will appeal to students and scholars of
narrative and social psychology theatre studies and the studies of self and identity.
