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Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Articles with short description, Psychodynamics, Emotion, Hesychasm

catharsis katharsis abreaction Abreact abreaction therapy

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions WordNet 3.0

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(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Catharsis is from the Ancient Greek word κάθαρσις, katharsis, meaning "purification" or "cleansing". Wikipedia

Abreaction is a psychoanalytical term for reliving an experience to purge it of its emotional excesses—a type of catharsis. Wikipedia

Greek word meaning "cleansing" or "purging". Wikipedia Disambiguation

The purification and purgation of emotions through art or any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal and restoration Wikidata

The release of ideas, thoughts, and repressed material from the unconscious, accompanied by an emotional response and relief. OmegaWiki

The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. Wiktionary

Psychoanalysis. Wiktionary (translation)

A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy). Wiktionary

In drama, a release of emotional tension. Wiktionary (translation)

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catharsis, katharsis, abreaction