Tara has just relived a painful childhood experience in her therapy session and she feels completely drained.However,both she and her therapist feel that she made extraordinary progress in the session.What did Tara achieve in her therapy session?

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Tara achieved catharsis, which is a release of emotional tension and an opportunity to express repressed feelings associated with a traumatic event. Despite feeling drained, both Tara and her therapist feel that progress was made in the session. The other options (transference, reaction formation, and resistance) do not accurately describe what Tara achieved in this therapy session.

Tara Has Just Relived a Painful Childhood Experience in Her