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What is the noun for abreactions?

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abreaction
  1. (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
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    1. “Age regression was used to explore the perceived cause of symptoms, and abreaction of the associated emotions was encouraged.”
      “The ostensible aim of autognosis was emotional abreaction rather than a thorough breakdown of the content of memory.”
      “Like Karon's patient, they were often treated with hypnotic abreaction in which the patient was expected to re-live the moment of trauma with unrestrained emotions.”
abreactions
  1. plural of abreaction
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This would explain why alternating stimulation often initially produces powerful abreactions in traumatized patients.”
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