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This paper discusses the psychological concept of catharsis, how to provide it, and how to remedy the ills of the resentful.
Ooi Kee Beng
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In modern society, catharsis is often understood as the relieving of stress, and the psychological and medical effects of catharsis are well known even to ordinary people.
Won-Chul Bing
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Development of a Scale Measuring Emotional Catharsis through Illness Narratives
Objective: This study intended to construct a scale measuring the catharsis effect on medical professionals or students through illness narratives (ECS-IN).
Huan-Cheng Chang, Ya-huei Wang
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Awaiting the “catharsis” [PDF]
Catharsis is a metaphor used in Aristotle’s Poetics. He compares the effects of a sudden tragedy to the effects of an anticipated catharsis in the mind and body of the sufferer. The notion of catharsis is closely related to “purification” or “purgation”.
J. Yfantopoulos
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Catharsis and Media Violence: A Conceptual Analysis
The concept that doing something to “vent” aggression as a method of reducing aggressive feelings and behaviors, such as watching media violence or playing violent video games, continues to enjoy widespread public support despite a lack of empirical ...
Douglas A Gentile
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Background Swearing is an increasing trend among men and women worldwide. Earlier studies on the positive aspects of profanity mostly relate to pain management and the release of negative emotions.
Waqar Husain, S. Wasif, Insha Fatima
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Catharsis, Containment and Physical Restraint in Residential Child care
Laura Steckley
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CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO [PDF]
The article takes up the topic of mystical motif of catharsis present in Plato’s dialogues Phaedo and Republic as well as their links with the mysticism of the Ancient Greek mysteries.
Kazimierz Pawłowski
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“Beat the Devil, Beat the Devil, Beat the Devil, Beat the…”: Kenneth Burke on the Cleansing of Tensions, Both Comic and Tragic [PDF]
There is no question but that Kenneth Burke transformed twentieth century scholarship in rhetorical studies—although too often scholars’ emphasis on identification has led them to neglect other portions of the Burkean canon with important implications ...
Bryan Crable
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"Up Close and Intimate": Catharsis, the Dark Side of Sexuality, and The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls are a punk-cabaret band that use their music to delve into diverse and taboo subject matter including sexual assault, abortion, and trauma.
Logan Imans
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