title: [Physiological reactions in catharsis].
abstract: By employing catharsis as a psychotherapeutic method after Krestnikoff, respiration, pulse rate, blood pressure, body temperature, sweat secretion and urinary constituents were studied in groups of different numbers of patients. While the values of respiration, pulse rate and sweat secretion were found to be subject to a pronounced influence, blood pressure and body temperature were relatively stable. Urinalysis showed in many cases an increase in excretion with a decrease in the specific weight and a change from the acid to a slightly alkaline milieu.
mesh_terms: D000035:Abreaction; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001831:Body Temperature; D002399:Catharsis; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012119:Respiration; D013546:Sweating; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis
vernacular_title: Physiologische Reaktionen bei der Katharsis.