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Catharsis
Catharsis Ca*thar"sis, n. (Psychotherapy)
The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by
re["e]stablishing the association of the emotion with the
memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of
eliminating it by complete expression (called the
abreaction).
CatharsisCatharsis Ca*thar"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Cathartic.]
(Med.)
A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the
mouth, bowels, etc.
