Catharsis and rene girard scapegoatting

Frequent shouting matches between the speaker and their father reminiscent of conflicts from the speaker's teenage years./nAggressive and defensive behavior in response to conflict, with physical violence being a possibility./nEscalation of arguments through aggressive posturing and ego protection./nCatharsis experienced when the shouting matches occur, but no resolution is achieved./nComparison of the situation to a cathartic scapegoating process, similar to the concept of giordian.