abreaction (redirected from abreactions)

ab·re·act  (br-kt)

tr.v. ab·re·act·ed, ab·re·act·ing, ab·re·acts

To release (repressed emotions) by acting out, as in words, behavior, or the imagination, the situation causing the conflict.

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[Translation of German abreagieren : ab-, away + reagieren, to react.]

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abre·action n.

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abreaction [ˌæbrɪˈækʃən]

n

(Psychoanalysis) Psychoanal the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abreaction - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions catharsis, katharsis purging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"

Translations

abreaction [ˌæbrɪˈækʃən] N (Psych) → abreacción f

abreaction

n (Psych) → Abreaktion f