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primal therapy
noun
, Psychiatry.
- 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.
primal therapy
noun
- 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 calledprimal scream therapyscream therapy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of primal therapy1
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
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Word History and Origins
Origin of primal therapy1
C20: from the book The Primal Scream (1970) by Arthur Janov, US psychologist, who originated the treatment
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Example Sentences
Patients then spend six to twelve months in a primal therapy group.
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Primal therapy encourages a repeated cathartic release of pent-up feelings.
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Today there are three main varieties of emotional flooding therapies: bioenergetics, primal therapy, and implosive therapy.
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Primal therapy encourages clients to relive early painful memories.
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