Is There a Word Abreaction?

noun Psychoanalysis. release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.

What is the meaning of abreaction in English?

: the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (such as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist.

How do you use abreaction in a sentence?

Abreaction sentence example

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.