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Definition of “primal scream”

primal scream (ˈpraɪməl skriːm) 

Definitions

noun

  1. (psychology) an instance of screaming abusively about one's parents and agonizingly about one's own suffering in infancy as a form of psychotherapy

Example Sentences Including 'primal scream'

I have Jungian primal scream therapy booked for October 10. But even eminently sensible, less neurotic folk agree: footy's gone a bit stale.
The Australian (2004)
Kurt's primal scream is evident as he stares at a crib sheet pinned to the wall.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
Nothing political, just a healthy bit of primal scream therapy.
Tomas Graves TUNING UP AT DAWN: A Memoir of Music and Majorca (2004)

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