abreaction
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1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | purge, purging, |
| definition | : | an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis, |
| definition | : | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | abreact, |
| definition | : | discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | abreact, |
| definition | : | discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization (verb.emotion) |
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