A nurse and patient discuss a problem the patient has kept secret for many years.Afterward the patient says,"I feel so relieved that I finally told somebody." Which term best describes the patient's feeling?

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Freud initially used talk therapy,known as the cathartic method.Today we refer to catharsis as "getting things off our chests." The superego represents the moral component of personality.

A Nurse and Patient Discuss a Problem the Patient Has