Emotional release or discharge after recalling a painful experience that has been repressed because it was not consciously tolerable. A therapeutic effect sometimes occurs through partial or repeated discharge of the painful affect.
A therapeutic effect sometimes occurs through partial discharge or desensitization of the painful emotions and increased insight.
In psychoanalysis, the removal of a suppressed desire or complex by talking it out.
Emotional release or discharge after recalling a painful experience that has been repressed because it was not consciously tolerable. A therapeutic effect sometimes occurs through partial or repeated discharge of the painful affect.
The treatment of a person with a neurosis by making him or her think again about past bad experiences.
In psychoanalysis, working out a repressed disagreeable experience or emotion by reliving it in speech and action; this release may be accomplished through psychotherapy, hypnosis, or the use of certain drugs. If feelings are worked out through muscular (motor) use, the process is called motor abreaction.
The release of strong emotion associated with a buried memory. While this can happen spontaneously, it is usually deliberately produced by a therapist using psychotherapy, hypnosis, or drugs such as amphetamines or barbiturates. The technique is used as a treatment for hysteria, anxiety state, and other neurotic conditions, especially when they are thought to be caused by ‘repression of memories or emotions.
An emotional release caused by the recall of past unpleasant experiences. This is normally the result of psychoanalytical treatment in which psychotherapy, certain drugs, or hypnosis are used to effect the abreaction. The technique is used in the treatment of anxiety, hysteria, or other neurotic states.
In the realm of psychoanalysis, abreaction refers to the process of consciously recognizing and acknowledging painful emotions and memories that were previously suppressed or buried within the psyche. This emotional release of such experiences is believed to bring about therapeutic benefits. The concept of abreaction originated in Freudian theory, where it is ideally achieved through catharsis—the open expression of emotions associated with forgotten memories.
A therapeutic method employed by psychiatrists to facilitate emotional release in a patient. By using specific drugs or inducing carbon dioxide inhalation, the psychiatrist enables the patient to re-experience the event that triggered their fear. Following this emotional outpouring, which may look like a hysterical episode, the patient often feels relieved.