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Abreaction
see synonyms of abreactionNoun
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Abreaction
see synonyms of abreactionnoun
psychoanalysis
the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness
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Abreaction
see synonyms of abreaction noun Psychoanalysis
the release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic, repressed experience with which they are associated
see also catharsisWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Abreaction
see synonyms of abreactiontr.v. ab·re·act·ed, ab·re·act·ing, ab·re·acts
In psychoanalytic theory, to release (repressed emotions) by intentionally recounting, acting out, or remembering the trauma causing the conflict.
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