Act It Out: Table Of Contents
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PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART ONE: Why Acting Exercises?
Chapter 1 – A Therapist’s Legacy: The story of Sandy
Chapter 2 – Aftermath: Symptoms from A to Z
PART TWO: The External Acting Exercises and How They Work
Chapter 3 –
The Onion
The Sunshine Exercise (The Ultimate Relaxation Exercise)
Chapter 4 – The Coffee Cup Exercise
Chapter 5 – The Shower Exercise
Chapter 6 – The Fourth Wall Exercise
Chapter 7 – The Atmosphere Exercise
Chapter 8 – The Building a Room Exercise
Chapter 9 – The Entrance and Exit Exercise
Chapter 10 – The Mountain Exercise
PART THREE: The Internal Exercises and How They Work
Chapter 11 – The Internal Acting Exercises
Chapter 12 – The Sense Memory Exercise
Chapter 13 – The Portrait Exercise
Chapter 14 – The History Exercise
Chapter 15 – The “As If” Exercise
Chapter 16 – The Private Moment Exercise
Chapter 17 – The Animal Exercise
Chapter 18 – The Gibberish Exercise
Chapter 19 – The Telephone Exercise
Chapter 20 – The Academy-Award ©-Speech Exercise
Chapter 21 – The Inner Monologue Exercise
Chapter 22 – The Dying Exercise
Chapter 23 – Preparation-Before-a-Scene Exercise
Chapter 24 – The Affective Memory Exercise
PART FOUR: Putting It All Together and Living Your Life
Chapter 25 – How Abuse Affects Relationships: The Most Common Relationship Problems
PART FIVE Communication and Couple Exercises
Chapter 26 – Communication Exercises
The Eye-to-Eye Exercise
The Mutual Connection Exercise
The Trust Exercise
The “Put Your Partner on a Pedestal” Exercise
Chapter 27 – What Determines Recovery?
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