How would a psychoanalyst describe the therapeutic value of facing the original stressor that lead a person to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder?

It leads to an experience of catharsis, which is a relieving of emotional trauma

Explanation:

A psychoanalyst's aim would be to bring thoughts and feelings that have been buried to the conscious mind in order for these experiences to be examined. In this light, psychoanalyst believes that if the original stressor is examined, it can lead to an experience of catharsis, a feeling of relieving repressed emotion.