Catharsis
Catharsis, a noun, is a Greek word pertaining to purification, cleansing, and/clarification. It can also be considered the purging of the emotions through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. In psychiatry, psychotherapy encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects.
Also in psychiatry, catharsis is considered the discharge of pent-up emotions to alleviate symptoms or permanently relieve a condition.
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Definition: A catharsis is an emotional release. According to psychodynamic theory, this emotional release is linked to a need to release unconscious conflicts. For example, experiencing stress over a work-related situation may cause feelings of frustration and tension.
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Definition of catharsis from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "catharsis" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Catharsis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catharsis (Ancient Greek: ) is a Greek word meaning "purification", "purging", "cleansing" or "clarification." It is derived from the infinitive verb of Ancient Greek: transliterated as kathairein ...
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Catharsis is a medical term derived from modern Latin, and is adopted from the Greek word katharsis which literally translated means a cleansing or purging. ... There are three definitions for the word catharsis that are generally accepted, and tend to specifically apply to the three disciplines where the word is most...
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Catharsis explanation. Definition of Catharsis is provided by 1913 Webster's Dictionary, WordNet Lexical Database, Dictionary of Computing, Legal Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Dream Dictionary. ... 2. catharsis - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels...
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Aristotle describes catharsis as the purging of the emotions of pity and fear that are aroused in the viewer of a tragedy. Debate continues about what Aristotle actually means by catharsis, but the concept is linked to the positive social function of tragedy.
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