| catharsis |
The healthful (therapeutic) release of ideas through "talking out" conscious material accompanied by an appropriate emotional reaction. Also, the release into awareness of repressed ("forgotten") material from the unconscious. See also repression.
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| catharsis |
The release of tension and anxiety by recounting and/or acting out past experiences.
Ãâó: www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/glossary.html
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| cathartic |
A powerful purgative or laxative, causing severe evacuation, with or without pain.
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| cathartic |
an agent which produces active bowel movements, often accompanying cramps; it is usually combined with an antispasmodic.
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| cathartic |
This is a term for a purgative, capable of causing a violent purging or catharsis of the body.
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