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autocatharsis

[ aw-toh-kuh-thahr-sis ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of autocatharsis1

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

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