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单词 abreaction
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abreaction


ab·re·act

A0023100 (ăb′rē-ăkt′)tr.v. ab·re·act·ed, ab·re·act·ing, ab·re·acts To release (repressed emotions) by acting out, as in words, behavior, or the imagination, the situation causing the conflict.
[Translation of German abreagieren : ab-, away + reagieren, to react.]
ab′re·ac′tion n.

abreaction

(ˌæbrɪˈækʃən) n (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness

ab•re•ac•tion

(ˌæb riˈæk ʃən)

n. the release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience, esp. during psychoanalysis. [1910–15] ab`re•act′, v.t. -act•ed, -act•ing. ab`re•ac′tive, adj.
Thesaurus
Noun1.abreaction - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensionsabreaction - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensionscatharsis, katharsispurging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elementsdepth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
Translations

abreaction


abreaction

[‚ab·rē′ak·shən] (psychology) In psychoanalytic theory, the weakening or elimination of anxiety by reexperiencing, either through imagination or in reality, the original anxiety-provoking experience.

abreaction


abreaction

 [ab″re-ak´shun] the expression of emotions associated with repressed material, usually of an anxiety-provoking or conflictual nature, which is brought into a person's awareness and relived. See also catharsis.

ab·re·ac·tion

(ab-rē-ak'shŭn), In freudian psychoanalysis, an episode of emotional release or catharsis associated with the conscious recollection of repressed unpleasant experiences.

abreaction

Emotional release or discharge associated with recall and resolution of mental trauma experienced and repressed in childhood. A therapeutic effect may occur through partial discharge or desensitisation of the painful emotions and increased insight.

abreaction

Psychiatry Emotional release or discharge associated with remembering and resolving repressed mental trauma experienced and repressed in childhood. See False memory.

ab·re·ac·tion

(ab-rē-ak'shŭn) freudian psychoanalysis An emotional release or catharsis associated with the recollection of previously repressed unpleasant experiences.

abreaction

A process used in PSYCHOTHERAPY in which repressed thoughts and feelings are brought into consciousness and ‘relived’. Abreaction is, it is hoped, followed by CATHARSIS and is most readily achieved when the trouble arises from a recent traumatic event.

abreaction


  • noun

Synonyms for abreaction

noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

Synonyms

  • catharsis
  • katharsis

Related Words

  • purging
  • purge
  • depth psychology
  • psychoanalysis
  • analysis
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