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pri′mal ther′apy, [Psychiatry.]
- Psychology, Psychotherapya form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to relive traumatic events, often screaming or crying, in order to achieve catharsis and a breakdown of psychological defenses.
- 1970–75, American.
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