Psychiatry and Psychology

Abreaction

A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is desensitized to emotionally painful, often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the safety of the treatment setting.

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Abstract

A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is desensitized to emotionally painful, often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the safety of the treatment setting.

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  • Abreactions

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  1. F04.754w.720.107w

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WM 420.5.A2

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Abreaction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000035. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000035
  2. Abreaction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abreaction
  3. Abreaction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q623841