abreaction
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riˈæk noun Psychoanalysis.
release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
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| psychoanal the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness | |
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Abreaction
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Discusses the use of hypnosis to facilitate uncovering and abreaction in the treatment of trauma survivors.
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