精神发泄法：心理动力学理论中的一个概念，指强烈情绪的消除或紧张情绪的缓解。

Catharsis: In psychodynamic theory, the purging of strong emotions or the relieving of tensions.

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有个理论说，精神苦闷的人会吃更多的垃圾食品。

One theory is that people with mental distress eat more junk food.

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因此在柏拉图理论中，精神或灵魂，它也是唯一能永恒的东西。

So the spirit or the soul in Platonic theory and it was the only thing that could live forever, be infinite.

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A big problem with this is a lot of Freudian theory is claimed to be validated in the course of psychoanalysis.

这里存在的一个大问题便是,精神分析理论中的很多内容,被认为是能够在精神分析的过程中,得到证实的。

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But the strong Freudian view about symbolism and wish fulfillment has not been supported by the study of dreams.

但精神分析理论中,关于象征和愿望满足的观点,并未得到梦境研究的证据支持。

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It's a little bit like Aristotle's idea of catharsis, which can be understood in a variety of ways, but Milton at the end of Samson Agonistes understands it in one way when he says, Now we have as a result of this tragedy "calm of mind, all passion spent."

这有点像亚里士多德的精神发泄法理论，我们可以通过各种方法来理解，但是米尔顿在《力士参孙》一书的结尾,有另一种理解，他写道，这个悲剧使我们拥有了,“平静的精神，耗尽的热情“

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