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autocatharsis

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[aw-toh-kuh-thahr-sis] / ˌɔ toʊ kəˈθɑr sɪs /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about their experiences, impressions, etc.

Etymology

Origin of autocatharsis

First recorded in 1940–45; auto- 1 + catharsis

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