This term, which comes from Greek, is a synonym of purgation. It has been u
This term, which comes from Greek, is a synonym of purgation. It has been used in medicine to describe therapy involving a laxative, and in the 20th Century it was applied to forms of psychoanalysis that involved bringing out pent up emotions, sometimes through screaming. Name this word that was important to Aristotle, who used it to describe the effect of a tragic play on its audience.
This term, which comes from Greek, is a synonym of purgation.
Catharsis (accept Cathartic)