abreaction
[ab-ree-
ak
-sh
uh
n]
/ˌæb riˈæk ʃən/
noun
,
Psychoanalysis
1.
release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
Origin
1910-15;
ab-
+
reaction
, on the model of
German
Abreagierung
Related forms
abreactive
[ab-ree-
ak
-tiv]
/ˌæb riˈæk tɪv/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
Examples from the web for
abreaction
Discusses the use of hypnosis to facilitate uncovering and
abreaction
in the treatment of trauma survivors.
British Dictionary definitions for
abreaction
abreaction
/
ˌæbrɪˈækʃən
/
noun
1.
(
psychoanal
) the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness