hồi cảm
Definition
- Noun:
- Abreaction: In psychology, "hồi cảm" refers to the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, a previously repressed emotion or traumatic experience by reliving it consciously, often through speech or action.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Liệu pháp này nhằm mục đích tạo ra hồi cảm để giải tỏa chấn thương. (This therapy aims to induce abreaction to release trauma.)
- Sau buổi trị liệu, bệnh nhân trải qua một đợt hồi cảm mạnh mẽ. (After the therapy session, the patient experienced a powerful abreaction.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Psychological Context: The term is almost exclusively used in clinical, psychological, or psychoanalytic discussions.
- Nhà phân tâm học giúp bệnh nhân đạt được hồi cảm thông qua các kỹ thuật đặc biệt. (The psychoanalyst helps the patient achieve abreaction through special techniques.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giải tỏa cảm xúc / Giải tỏa tâm lý (Emotional / Psychological Release): A more general, non-technical phrase describing a similar concept of emotional catharsis.
- Catharsis (noun): A broader term from literary theory and general psychology for the purging of emotions, often through art or experience.
Synonyms
- Sự xả cảm: A less common, near-synonymous term also pointing to emotional discharge.
- Sự giải tỏa (tâm lý): (Psychological) release.
Notes on Usage
- Specialized Term: "Hồi cảm" is a highly specialized academic term. It is not used in everyday conversation.
- Direct Translation: The word is a direct loan translation (calque) of the psychological term "abreaction". Its components are "hồi" (to return, to recall) and "cảm" (feeling, emotion), literally meaning "the return/re-experiencing of emotion".