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Descriptor English: Abreaction
Descriptor Spanish: Abreacción
Descriptor abreacción
Scope note: Proceso psicoterapéutico en el que se desensibiliza al paciente de recuerdos emocionalmente dolorosos, con frecuencia olvidados (reprimidos), haciéndolos recordar y reaccionar a ellos en la seguridad del marco de tratamiento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ab-Reação
Descriptor French: Abréaction
Entry term(s): Abreactions
Tree number(s): F04.754.720.107
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000035
Scope note: A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is "desensitized" to emotionally painful, often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the "safety" of the treatment setting.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 38
Unique ID: D000035
NLM Classification: WM 420.5.A2
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Abreaction - Preferred
Concept UI M0000054
Scope note A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is "desensitized" to emotionally painful, often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the "safety" of the treatment setting.
Preferred term Abreaction
Entry term(s) Abreactions



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