abreaction
Reliving releases trauma
Abreaction is the release of repressed emotions by reliving the experience that caused them.
The term belongs to psychoanalysis and related therapies, where patients might abreact trauma through hypnosis, free association, or other techniques that bring buried feelings to the surface.
The therapist guided her through an abreaction of the childhood incident.
Therapy through enacted scenes
- hypnotherapyTherapeutic use of trance
- gestaltIntegrated perceptual whole
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
therapeutic · primal therapy · EMDR · talk therapy · processing · emotional processing · reliving · reenactment
Unfiltered verbal thought flow
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
interpretation · unconscious · Freudian · psychodynamics · ego defense · dream analysis · sublimation · analyst
Discharge of pent-up feelings
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
relief · liberation · cleansing · expurgation · purification · exorcism · respite · breakthrough
Intense hostile emotion
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- rageIntense, violent anger
terror · anguish · distress · suppressed · pent-up · overwhelming · intensity · affect
Regaining what was lost
- healingRestoration of health
- reprocessingHandling material again
- integrationCombining into a whole
- survivorOne still alive after
resilience · traumatic memory · PTSD · reexperiencing · flashback · triggered · wounded · coping
psychodrama
Therapy through enacted scenes
- hypnotherapyTherapeutic use of trance
- gestaltIntegrated perceptual whole
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
insight · therapeutic · primal therapy · EMDR · talk therapy · processing · emotional processing · reliving · reenactment · guided imagery
free association
Unfiltered verbal thought flow
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
resistance · interpretation · unconscious · Freudian · psychodynamics · ego defense · dream analysis · sublimation · analyst · neurosis
emotional release
Discharge of pent-up feelings
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
unburdening · relief · liberation · cleansing · expurgation · purification · exorcism · respite · breakthrough · release
anger
Intense hostile emotion
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
rage · terror · anguish · distress · suppressed · pent-up · overwhelming · intensity · affect · unresolved
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- healingRestoration of health
- reprocessingHandling material again
- integrationCombining into a whole
survivor · resilience · traumatic memory · PTSD · reexperiencing · flashback · triggered · wounded · coping · restoration
abreactionsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
repression · inhibition · bottling up · denial · dissociation
abreactionresistance
Capacity to withstand force
defense mechanism · psychological defense · avoidance · non-disclosure
react, reaction, interaction, catharsis, reactionary, reactive, cathartic, reactivity, overreaction