abreaction

abreaction Definition

ab·re·ac·tion (ab′rē ak′s̸hən)

noun

the release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic, repressed experience with which they are associated

Etymology: ab- + reaction, transl. of Ger abreagierung

abreaction Related Forms

ab′·re·act′ transitive verb ab′·re·ac′·tive adjective

abreaction Usage Examples

Converse of object

consider: Top of Page Consider the abreaction of guilt, or moral abreaction.
experience: This emotional attachment to the therapist signifies that the client is experiencing the abreaction of guilt.
cause: For example, an insight into a psychological problem causes the abreaction of guilt. [ ¹ ] .
mean: This effect means that abreaction starts forcing his problems into his everyday awareness and drives him to seek ways of resolving them.
follow: Step 1. This abreaction usually follows the abreaction of guilt.

Converse of subject

generate: Resentment is generated by the abreaction of guilt, and bitterness by the abreaction of pride.

Adjective modifier

intense: Top of Page Example B My second intense abreaction occurred some fifteen months later.
social: The contents of social abreaction are the new ideas of the age.
moral: Top of Page Consider the abreaction of guilt, or moral abreaction.

Modifies a noun

': I give the name ' abreaction ' to these sequences.
'.: So I also call it ' moral abreaction '. The abreactional process starts from an insight into the cause of a psychological problem.
force: The backlash of guilt, resentment and bitterness generated by abreaction forces the person to come to terms with immature thoughts and desires.
increase: As his anxiety levels rise, the intensity of abreaction increases in tandem.

Noun used with modifier

': I give the name ' abreaction ' to these sequences.
drug: A better way of using drug abreaction is to sandwich it between the use of standard psychotherapies.

Preposition: of

guilt: In the abreaction of guilt the switch from jealousy to guilt involves love leading to hate.
pride: In the abreaction of pride, the initial stage of sorrow allows the person to release the anxiety attached to their social identity.
narcissism: First, I give a summary of the abreaction of guilt so that I can compare it to the abreaction of narcissism.
jealousy: This process uses the abreaction of jealousy and is controlled by a medicine man or a shaman.
compliance: For three years I thought that the abreaction of compliance represented the elimination of the inferiority complex. [ 4 ] .

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