primal therapy
a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to relive traumatic events, often screaming or crying, in order to achieve catharsis and a breakdown of psychological defenses.
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Patients then spend six to twelve months in a primal therapy group.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlettprimal therapy encourages a repeated cathartic release of pent-up feelings.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettToday there are three main varieties of emotional flooding therapies: bioenergetics, primal therapy, and implosive therapy.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlettprimal therapy encourages clients to relive early painful memories.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for primal therapy
psychol a form of psychotherapy in which patients are encouraged to scream abusively about their parents and agonizingly about their own suffering in infancy: Also called: primal scream therapy, scream therapy
Origin of primal therapy
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