Abreaction Definition

abrēakzhən
noun
The release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic, repressed experience with which they are associated.
Webster's New World

(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

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Noun

Singular:
abreaction
Plural:
abreactions

Origin of Abreaction

  • Partial translation of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”).

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Abreaction Sentence Examples

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

  • So I also call it ' moral abreaction '. The abreaction '. The abreactional process starts from an insight into the cause of a psychological problem.

  • Abreaction gives the subconscious mind the opportunity to release the buried anxiety.

  • Top of Page consider the abreaction of guilt, or moral abreaction.

  • This emotional attachment to the therapist signifies that the client is experiencing the abreaction of guilt.

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