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The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse

Katherine Ketcham

3.9/5 ( ratings)

According to many clinical psychologists, when the mind is forced to endure a horrifying experience, it has the ability to bury the entire memory of it so deeply within the unconscious that it can only be recalled in the form of a flashback triggered by a sight, a smell, or a sound. Indeed, therapists and lawyers have created an industry based on treating and litigating the cases of people who suddenly claim to have "recovered" memories of everything from child abuse to murder.

This book reveals that despite decades of research, there is absolutely no controlled scientific support for the idea that memories of trauma are routinely banished into the unconscious and then reliably recovered years later. Since it is not actually a legitimate psychological phenomenon, the idea of "recovered memory"--and the movement that has developed alongside it--is thus closer to a dangerous fad or trendy witch hunt.

Language: English

Pages: 312

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Release: January 15, 1996

ISBN: 0312141238

ISBN 13: 9780312141233

The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse

Katherine Ketcham

3.9/5 ( ratings)

According to many clinical psychologists, when the mind is forced to endure a horrifying experience, it has the ability to bury the entire memory of it so deeply within the unconscious that it can only be recalled in the form of a flashback triggered by a sight, a smell, or a sound. Indeed, therapists and lawyers have created an industry based on treating and litigating the cases of people who suddenly claim to have "recovered" memories of everything from child abuse to murder.

This book reveals that despite decades of research, there is absolutely no controlled scientific support for the idea that memories of trauma are routinely banished into the unconscious and then reliably recovered years later. Since it is not actually a legitimate psychological phenomenon, the idea of "recovered memory"--and the movement that has developed alongside it--is thus closer to a dangerous fad or trendy witch hunt.

Language: English

Pages: 312

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Release: January 15, 1996

ISBN: 0312141238

ISBN 13: 9780312141233

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