Ballon Bruce C, Silver Ivan, Fidler Donald
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, CAMH, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1, Canada.
Acad Psychiatry. 2007 Sep-Oct;31(5):380-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.31.5.380.
Headspace Theater has been developed to allow small group learning of psychiatric conditions by creating role-play situations in which participants are placed in a scenario that simulates the experience of the condition.
The authors conducted a literature review of role-playing techniques, interactive teaching, and experiential education, and performed consultations with experts in improvisational theater, live-action role-playing, and cognitive psychology (constructivism).
Participants have universally rated the Headspace Theater experience positively. They affirmed that the simulations evoke emotions and cognitive distortions that create a window into the experience of a patient suffering from psychiatric symptoms. Several participants have also disseminated the techniques and scenarios to their local teaching setting.
Headspace Theater may serve as a useful tool for helping various learners to experientially understand what a person may encounter when under the influence of a mental health condition, and thus help shape attitudes and increase empathy toward such people.
开发“头脑空间剧场”是为了通过创建角色扮演情境，让小组成员学习精神疾病相关知识，在这些情境中，参与者会置身于模拟某种疾病体验的场景中。
作者对角色扮演技术、互动教学和体验式教育进行了文献综述，并与即兴戏剧、真人角色扮演和认知心理学（建构主义）方面的专家进行了咨询。
参与者对“头脑空间剧场”体验的评价普遍积极。他们确认，这些模拟引发了情感和认知扭曲，为了解患有精神症状的患者的体验打开了一扇窗。几位参与者还将这些技术和场景传播到了他们当地的教学环境中。
“头脑空间剧场”可能是一个有用的工具，有助于各类学习者通过体验来理解一个人在心理健康状况影响下可能会遇到的情况，从而有助于塑造态度并增强对这类人的同理心。
