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ANXIETY DISCHARGE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
DEF

The relief of tensions associated with anxiety through daily action without correcting the underlying cause.

CONT

... the patients who utilize [the] unconscious pathway of anxiety discharge defend themselves through projection, projective identification, and splitting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
CONT

En servant de support projectif, l'animal permet de révéler certains malaises, sources de conflits intérieurs, qui ne sont pas toujours évidents à percevoir. L'individu donne des sentiments à son chien, souvent ressentis par lui-même. Il effectue ainsi une décharge d'anxiété par le biais de l'animal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
CONT

El juego permite la descarga de la ansiedad a través de la personificación de los conflictos.

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