Was the idea of “Catharsis” one of Freuds theories or ideas?
THE WORD EXISTED BEFORE: Catharsis is a Greek word meaning “purification”, “cleansing” or “clarification.” It is derived from the infinitive transliterated as kathairein …http://www.google.co.uk/search?gbv=2&hl=… BUT FREUD USED IT TO EXPLAIN HIS PATIENT’S EXPERIENCES IN THERAPY. FREUD’S METHODS WERE: ANALYSING ‘SLIPS OF THE TONGUE,’ DREAM INTERPRETATION, AND ‘FREE ASSOCIATION,’ TO HELP HIS PATIENTS EXPLORE PAST MEMORIES, AND BRING THEM TO THE FORE: INTO CONCIOUSNESS. WHEN THESE TRAUMATIC MEMORIES ENTERED THE CONCIOUS MIND, THE PATIENT WOULD RELIVE THE EXPERIENCE, AND WOULD EXPRESS EXTREME EMOTION, BECAUSE THEY WERE OFTEN VERY PAINFUL, AND THE CONCIOUS MIND COULDN’T DEAL WITH THEM, AT THAT POINT IN TIME. BRINGING THESE MEMORIES OUT WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP THEM DEAL CONSTRUCTIVLEY WITH HIDDEN TRAUMAS THAT AFFECTED THEIR DAY TO DA
