Ventilation of suppressed or repressed emotional tension, conflicts, and anxiety under hypnosis. ... Origin: hypno-+ G. Katharsis, purification ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: hip′nō-kă-thar′sis Definitions: 1. Ventilation of suppressed or repressed emotional tension, conflicts, and anxiety under hypnosis.
hypnocatharsis The reliving of repressed thoughts and experiences with their affective associations that have been brought out during hypnoanalysis.