Catharsis

catharsis /ca·thar·sis/ (kah-thahr´sis)

1. purgation; a cleansing or emptying.

2. in psychiatry, the expression and discharge of repressed emotions and ideas.

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ca·thar·sis (k-thärss)

n. pl. ca·thar·ses (-sz)

1. Purgation.

2. A psychological technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.

3. The therapeutic result of this process; abreaction.

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Catharsis

Therapeutic discharge of emotional tension by recalling past events.

Mentioned in: Art Therapy

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catharsis (k·thärˑ·sis),

n 1. in medicine, purgation, especially of the digestive system.
2. a method by which tension and anxiety are relieved by bringing fears and repressed feelings to consciousness, which is often a critical phase of the healing process. See also abreaction.

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catharsis

a cleansing or purgation.