Psychological Analysis of Catharsis in the Field of Psychotherapy (By Emphasizing on the Counseling Theories)
Keywords:
Counseling theories, Catharsis, Emotion, Anger, Sadness, Anxiety, Fear, HatredAbstract
The following article has focused on the role of emotional catharsis and the effectiveness of it in different theories of psychotherapy and counseling. Each of the theories has been examined based on their possibilities in the catharsis of five emotions: anger, sadness, fear, anxiety and hatred. Counselling is not giving advice and teaching information to the clients, but the possibility it provides for catharsis is the success factor of the treatment. In catharsis of the anger, therapy's primary emphasis is facilitating the client's development. But in the release of grief, the focus is on resolving personality conflicts. In releasing anxiety, the main purpose is to change behavior. In catharsis of the hatred, psychotherapy aims to adapt the client to the environment. This article examines counseling theories in terms of how they deal with the aforementioned five emotions. Psychotherapy is interactive, confidential, and humanitarian conversation. In this conversation, the client talks about the troubles, disturbances, pressures and discomforts. Clients express their feelings and thoughts, and the therapist tries to simplify the process of this retelling with specific methods appropriate to the client's situation and problem. Therefore, only the consultation based on catharsis carries out the treatment in the true sense.
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