But Bernard Madoff has robbed the world of such a catharsis, just as he robbed almost 5, 000 credulous clients of billions of dollars.
He theorized that psychological problems were rooted in a hidden world of past traumas, subconscious emotions and repressed sexual desires and that digging up these hidden forces could prompt a catharsis in patients.
"The best way I think -- and I could be wrong -- but the best way I think to do that is to have a strategy so that my delegates feel like they've had a role and that their legitimacy has been validated and that kind of ... you know, there is a catharsis, " she said.
It has been a recurring catharsis: About the time we get discouraged or jaded, someone along our long road surprises us with a welcoming act or expression of gratitude that instantly changes our outlook.
"Let's face it, the bank was in a state of catharsis, and I wanted to be chief executive within a finite period of time", he says frankly.
For Eurosceptics, in particular, it was a moment of catharsis after decades of suspicion and resentment.
Ultimately, healthcare professionals need to realise that this online feedback must be treated as a conversation and not just a forum for patient catharsis.
The entire series may just be an exercise in confirmation bias and catharsis, a bandwagon for journalists to eagerly jump on to boost their sagging pageview numbers.
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"I happen to believe that we will come out stronger if people feel that their voices were heard and their views were respected, " Clinton said, adding that giving them a voice could provide a sort of "catharsis" for some of her supporters.
And there is no shortage of people outside Greece who would like to see Syriza win, bringing the Greek crisis to the long awaited moment of catharsis, where a clash with the Euro authorities gives them the excuse to kick Greece out of the single currency.
There are no revelations, no scenes of catharsis between Jayojit and his father, a retired admiral not brimming with warmth.
"The catharsis idea -- that's a common explanation that Aristotle gave, that by viewing great tragedies, audience members could purge or cleanse their emotions, " Bushman said.
The catharsis will feel good, allowing you to be a bit cooler during the remainder of your busy day.
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And if a new season of banker-bashing has been opened, is that the important catharsis that will allow reconciliation between people and banks, or an economically damaging postponement of the rehabilitation of this vital industry?
By the end, she's been joined by a sighing string section and choir, adding up to an emotional outburst, if not total catharsis.
If the catharsis theory were true, he said, football players should be less aggressive after a game, because they've been able to purge it from their system.
With new countries being added to the European sovereign debt crisis, emerging market sovereign credit managers should consider it a fairly safe assumption that there will be more such credit crisis episodes in Europe until the final catharsis occurs, whatever that may be.
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