acting_out
1. [ noun ] a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
Related terms: effusion
2. [ noun ] (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
Related terms: display psychiatry
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