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The field of autobiographical memory has made dramatic advances
since the first collection of papers in the area was published in
1986. Now, over 25 years on, this book reviews and integrates the
many theories, perspectives, and approaches that have evolved over
the last decades. A truly eminent collection of editors and
contributors appraise the basic neural systems of autobiographical
memory; its underlying cognitive structures and retrieval
processes; how it develops in infancy and childhood, and then
breaks down in aging; its social and cultural aspects; and its
relation to personality and the self. Autobiographical memory has
demonstrated a strong ability to establish clear empirical
generalizations, and has shown its practical relevance by deepening
our understanding of several clinical disorders - as well as the
induction of false memories in the legal system. It has also become
an important topic for brain studies, and helped to enlarge our
general understanding of the brain.
Autobiographical memory plays a key role in psychological
well-being, and the field has been investigated from multiple
perspectives for over thirty years. One large body of research has
examined the basic mechanisms and characteristics of
autobiographical memory during general cognition, and another body
has studied what happens to it during psychological disorders, and
how psychological therapies targeting memory disturbances can
improve psychological well-being. This edited collection reviews
and integrates current theories on autobiographical memory when
viewed in a clinical perspective. It presents an overview of basic
applied and clinical approaches to autobiographical memory,
covering memory specificity, traumatic memories, involuntary and
intrusive memories, and the role of self-identity. The book
discusses a wide range of psychological disorders, including
depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), borderline
personality disorder and autism, and how they affect
autobiographical memory. It will be of interest to students of
psychology, clinicians and therapists alike.
Autobiographical memory plays a key role in psychological
well-being, and the field has been investigated from multiple
perspectives for over thirty years. One large body of research has
examined the basic mechanisms and characteristics of
autobiographical memory during general cognition, and another body
has studied what happens to it during psychological disorders, and
how psychological therapies targeting memory disturbances can
improve psychological well-being. This edited collection reviews
and integrates current theories on autobiographical memory when
viewed in a clinical perspective. It presents an overview of basic
applied and clinical approaches to autobiographical memory,
covering memory specificity, traumatic memories, involuntary and
intrusive memories, and the role of self-identity. The book
discusses a wide range of psychological disorders, including
depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), borderline
personality disorder and autism, and how they affect
autobiographical memory. It will be of interest to students of
psychology, clinicians and therapists alike.
This book was first published in 2009. We often remember personal
experiences without any conscious effort. A piece of music heard on
the radio may stir a memory of a moment from the past. Such
occurrences are known as involuntary autobiographical memories.
They often occur in response to environmental stimuli or aspects of
current thought. Until recently, they were treated almost
exclusively as a clinical phenomenon, as a sign of distress or a
mark of trauma. In this innovative work, however, Dorthe Berntsen
argues that involuntary memories are predominantly positive and far
more common than previously believed. She argues that they reflect
a basic mode of remembering that predates the more advanced
strategic retrieval mode, and that their primary function may
simply be to prevent us from living in the present. Reviewing a
variety of cognitive, clinical, and aesthetic approaches, this
monograph will be of immense interest to anyone seeking to better
understand this misunderstood phenomenon.
The field of autobiographical memory has made dramatic advances
since the first collection of papers in the area was published in
1986. Now, over 25 years on, this book reviews and integrates the
many theories, perspectives, and approaches that have evolved over
the last decades. A truly eminent collection of editors and
contributors appraise the basic neural systems of autobiographical
memory; its underlying cognitive structures and retrieval
processes; how it develops in infancy and childhood, and then
breaks down in aging; its social and cultural aspects; and its
relation to personality and the self. Autobiographical memory has
demonstrated a strong ability to establish clear empirical
generalizations, and has shown its practical relevance by deepening
our understanding of several clinical disorders - as well as the
induction of false memories in the legal system. It has also become
an important topic for brain studies, and helped to enlarge our
general understanding of the brain.
We often remember personal experiences without any conscious
effort. A piece of music heard on the radio may stir a memory of a
moment from the past. Such occurrences are known as involuntary
autobiographical memories. They often occur in response to
environmental stimuli or aspects of current thought. Until
recently, they were treated almost exclusively as a clinical
phenomenon, as a sign of distress or a mark of trauma. In this
innovative work, however, Dorthe Berntsen argues that involuntary
memories are predominantly positive and far more common than
previously believed. She argues that they reflect a basic mode of
remembering that predates the more advanced strategic retrieval
mode, and that their primary function may simply be to prevent us
from living in the present. Reviewing a variety of cognitive,
clinical, and aesthetic approaches, this monograph will be of
immense interest to anyone seeking to better understand this
misunderstood phenomenon.
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