Associations to the word «Abreaction»

Wiktionary

ABREACTION, noun. (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABREACTION, noun. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes