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Theory that memory may be stored in the unconscious mind
Repressed memory is a controversial and largely discredited psychiatric phenomenon characterized by an inability to recall autobiographical information
Repressed_memory
Scientifically discredited form of psychotherapy
possibility of repressed memories of abuse. 4% of adults had reported recovering memories of abuse in therapy for which they had no previous memory. Recovered
Recovered-memory_therapy
Book on repressed or false memory
The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse is a 1994 book by Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketcham, published by St
The_Myth_of_Repressed_Memory
Psychological occurrence
sleeplessness, as evidence of repressed memories of sexual abuse. Psychotherapists tried to reveal "repressed memories" in mental therapy patients through
False_memory
Child sexual abuse case study
recovered memory case study published by psychiatrist David Corwin and Erna Olafson (1997). The case was important in regards to repressed and recovered
Jane_Doe_case
American psychiatrist (born 1936)
psychological theory of repressed memory, a controversial proposition which asserts people can recall memories which have been repressed, frequently because
Lenore_Terr
Proposed condition of false or biased recollections
age regression and interpretation of "body memories" especially where the therapist believes repressed memories of traumatic events are the cause of their
False_memory_syndrome
American cognitive psychologist
Durst. She has also written many books, including The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories & Allegations of Sexual Abuse and Witness for the Defense.
Elizabeth_Loftus
Unconscious defense mechanism
accounts for mechanisms for all types of forgetting, particularly repressed memories linked to trauma. Censorship (psychoanalysis) – Barrier of the conscious
Repression_(psychoanalysis)
Ability to recall an image from memory after one viewing
Eidetic memory (/aɪˈdɛtɪk/ eye-DET-ik), also known as photographic memory and total recall, is the alleged ability to recall an image from memory with high
Eidetic_memory
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
repressed memories of sexual abuse in early childhood. In these papers, Freud recorded that his patients were not consciously aware of these memories
Sigmund_Freud
Term in psychology
During the recovered memory debate of the 1990s, cognitive psychologists were dubious about whether specific memories could be repressed. One stumbling block
Memory_inhibition
Memory of autobiographical events
Episodic memory is the memory of everyday events (such as times, location geography, associated emotions, and other contextual information) that can be
Episodic_memory
Widespread moral panic alleging abuse
serious crime; and the popularization of post-traumatic stress disorder, repressed memory, and the corresponding survivor movement. Michelle Remembers, written
Satanic_panic
Faculty of mind to store and retrieve data
excision repair pathway (see Epigenetics in learning and memory). The pattern of induced and repressed genes in brain neurons subsequent to an intense learning
Memory
Book
at the urging of her family. The book was written as a result of repressed memory therapy, a scientifically discredited form of psychotherapy. Souad
Burned_Alive
Inability of adults to recall memories from childhood
to the trauma itself is contrary to the concept of repressed memories, wherein traumatic memories are stored intact in order to protect the subject and
Childhood_amnesia
Laicized American priest (1931–2020)
appealed his conviction in 2007 based on questions about the validity of repressed memories, but his conviction was upheld. Shanley was incarcerated from 2005
Paul_Shanley
American psychologist
inappropriately suggestive techniques to help patients recall repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse, memories that are sometimes suggested by the therapists themselves
Michael_D._Yapko
British conductor with severe amnesia
Since then, he has lacked the ability to form new memories and cannot recall aspects of his memories, frequently believing that he has only recently awoken
Clive_Wearing
economics. A memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled
List_of_cognitive_biases
Memory triggered by an environmental cue
Involuntary memory is a sub-component of memory that occurs when cues encountered in everyday life evoke recollections of the past without conscious effort
Involuntary_memory
Loss of short-term memory
new memories after an event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from
Anterograde_amnesia
Types of accurate and detailed recall
Exceptional memory is the ability to have accurate and detailed recall in a variety of ways, including hyperthymesia, eidetic memory, synesthesia, and
Exceptional_memory
Cognitive system for temporarily holding information
working memory. Other suggested names were short-term memory, primary memory, immediate memory, operant memory, and provisional memory. Short-term memory is
Working_memory
The relationship between sleep and memory has been studied since at least the early 19th century. Memory, the cognitive process of storing and retrieving
Sleep_and_memory
Recall of fabricated, misinterpreted or distorted memories
Confabulation is a memory error consisting of the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world. It is generally
Confabulation
American memory disorder patient
development of theories that explain the link between brain function and memory, and in the development of cognitive neuropsychology, a branch of psychology
Henry_Molaison
Form of memory
working memory, a prerequisite for human vocabulary building. Semantic memory Declarative memory Sensory memory Visual memory Spatial memory Tatsumi,
Verbal_memory
Psychological defense mechanism
regarding the topic of these traumatic memories. Freud stated that neuroses were caused by repressed sexual memories, which suggested that incest and sexual
Motivated_forgetting
Theory of memory recall
Reconstructive memory is a theory of memory recall, in which the act of remembering is influenced by various other cognitive processes including perception
Reconstructive_memory
Psychological technique
on memory implantation were published in the context of the debate about repressed memories and the possible danger of digging for lost memories in therapy
Memory_implantation
Model of human memory
more accurate model of primary memory (often referred to as short-term memory). Working memory splits primary memory into multiple components, rather
Baddeley's model of working memory
Baddeley's_model_of_working_memory
Critical factors contributing to the emotional enhancement effect on human memory
animals. Numerous studies have shown that the most vivid autobiographical memories tend to be of emotional events, which are likely to be recalled more often
Emotion_and_memory
Effects of trauma on memory
repressed memories, motivated forgetting, short term memories and dissociation/PTSD. Repressed memories and the impact of childhood trauma on memory are
Memory_and_trauma
High-detailed autobiographical memory
also known as hyperthymestic syndrome or highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), is a condition that leads people to be able to remember an abnormally
Hyperthymesia
Memory about one's environment and spatial orientation
In cognitive psychology and neuroscience, spatial memory is a form of memory responsible for the recording and recovery of information needed to plan a
Spatial_memory
Form of memory that involves a planned future action or intention
Prospective memory is a form of memory that involves remembering to perform a planned action or recall a planned intention at some future point in time
Prospective_memory
Category of memory stabilizing processes
Memory consolidation is a process in the brain that stabilizes newly learned information, allowing the memory to be stored long-term. A memory trace is
Memory_consolidation
Abandoned 1890s psychological hypothesis
origins of hysteria and obsessional neurosis. According to the theory, a repressed memory of child sexual abuse in early childhood was the essential precondition
Freud's_seduction_theory
Damage to the brain's memory capacity
Memory loss is the loss of memory, the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. Memory loss is
Memory_disorder
Memory used for information that only needs to be stored for a short time
Short-term memory (or "primary" or "active memory") is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for
Short-term_memory
Type of vivid, enduring autobiographical memory
A flashbulb memory is a vivid, long-lasting memory about a surprising or shocking event. The term flashbulb memory suggests the surprise, indiscriminate
Flashbulb_memory
Process of storage and retrieval memory
excision repair pathway (see Epigenetics in learning and memory). The pattern of induced and repressed genes in brain neurons subsequent to an intense learning
Long-term_memory
Decline of memory retention in time
of memory retention across time, showing how information is lost when there is no attempt to retain it. A related concept is the strength of memory that
Forgetting_curve
Selective artificial removal of memories or associations from the mind
memories. When this occurs without the person knowing it is usually referred to as memory inhibition; the memory itself is called a repressed memory.
Memory_erasure
Shared knowledge and values of a social group
Collective memory is the shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity
Collective_memory
Psychological phenomenon
State-dependent memory or state-dependent learning is the phenomenon where people remember more information if their physical or mental state is the same
State-dependent_memory
Learning technique that helps in remembering
(/nəˈmɒnɪk/ nə-MON-ik), memory trick or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human memory, often by associating
Mnemonic
of people claim to have eidetic memory, but science has never found a single verifiable case of photographic memory. Eidetic imagery is virtually nonexistent
List of people claimed to possess an eidetic memory
List_of_people_claimed_to_possess_an_eidetic_memory
Aspect of learning procedure
associative learning (e.g., instrumental learning and human associative memory); a number of observations differentiate them, especially the contingencies
Classical_conditioning
Model of human memory
modal model) is a model of memory proposed in 1968 by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin. The model asserts that human memory has three separate components:
Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model
Atkinson–Shiffrin_memory_model
Learning technique that aids information retention
The art of memory (Latin: ars memoriae) is any of a number of loosely associated mnemonic principles and techniques used to organize memory impressions
Art_of_memory
Memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life
Autobiographical memory (AM) is a memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life, based on a combination of episodic (personal
Autobiographical_memory
Type of memory referring to general world knowledge
a particular cat. Semantic memory and episodic memory are both types of explicit memory (or declarative memory), or memory of facts or events that can
Semantic_memory
Memorization technique based on repetition
formulas. There is greater understanding if students commit a formula to memory through exercises that use the formula rather than through rote repetition
Rote_learning
Cognitive disorder where memory is disturbed or lost
Emotion and memory False memory Gollin figure test List of films featuring mental illness Memory erasure Nostalgia Repressed memories Transient
Amnesia
memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information. Stimuli, like stress, improved memory when
Effects_of_stress_on_memory
Memory competitions
Memory sport, sometimes referred to as competitive memory or the mind sport of memory, refers to competitions in which participants attempt to memorize
Memory_sport
Psychological hypothesis proposed by Daniel Wegner
Transactive memory is a psychological hypothesis first proposed by Daniel Wegner in 1985 as a response to earlier theories of "group mind" such as groupthink
Transactive_memory
2001 book by Daniel Schacter
The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers is a book by Daniel Schacter, former chair of Harvard University's Psychology Department and
The_Seven_Sins_of_Memory
Political influence on collective memory
The politics of memory refers to how societies construct, contest, and institutionalize collective memories of historical events. Often this practice
Politics_of_memory
Unconscious memory used to perform tasks
Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory (unconscious, long-term memory) which aids the performance of particular types of tasks without conscious
Procedural_memory
American scholar and writer (born 1948)
mainly non-fiction and cover a wide range of topics, most notably repressed memories. He is a volunteer with the National Center for Reason and Justice
Mark_Pendergrast
2001 film by Brad Anderson
there are tantalizing references to multiple personality disorder and repressed memory syndrome. The trouble is, they remain motifs, scripted rather than
Session_9
Type of long-term human memory
possibility of identifying, in the explicit and implicit memory respectively, the repressed and unrepressed unconscious opens new and stimulating perspectives
Implicit_memory
Biological memory process in organisms
Memory has the ability to encode, store and recall information. Memories give an organism the capability to learn and adapt from previous experiences as
Encoding_(memory)
Hypothesis on instinctive reactions by the body
past trauma. The idea of body memory is a belief frequently associated with the idea of repressed memories, in which memories of incest or sexual abuse can
Body_memory_hypothesis
American psychiatrist
Throughout the 1990s, McHugh was active in challenging the idea of repressed memory and related claims of satanic ritual abuse. McHugh opposes allowing
Paul_R._McHugh
American psychologist
University. She is best known for her controversial work on repressed and recovered memories in her books Abducted and The Trauma Myth. In 2001, Clancy
Susan_Clancy
Improved recall when the context of a situation is the same
events are represented in memory, contextual information is stored along with memory targets; the context can therefore cue memories containing that contextual
Context-dependent_memory
Annual memory competition
The World Memory Championships is an organized competition of memory sports in which competitors memorize as much information as possible within a given
World_Memory_Championships
American physician
has also written extensively about repressed memory and recovered memory controversy, arguing that repressed memory does not exist. Pope has been a pioneer
Harrison_Pope
American venture capitalist
'false memory'". www.thetimes.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Romano, Aja (April 7, 2025). "Are repressed memories real
Amy_Griffin_(author)
Retrieval of events or information from the past
to influence the recovery of repressed shocking or abusive memories in patients under hypnosis, where the recovered memory, although possibly a vivid account
Recall_(memory)
Loss or modification of information encoded in an individual's memory
psychology Hyperthymesia Language attrition Lotus tree Memory Pseudodementia Repressed memory Tip of the tongue Unethical amnesia Maddox, G. B.; Balota
Forgetting
Feeling of detachment from reality
not remaining on a single topic for a long period of time Repressed memory – Theory that memory may be stored in the unconscious mind Splitting (psychology) –
Dissociation_(psychology)
Memory disorder
current knowledge of how memory works, either in an ordinary way or in intense stress circumstances". The term repressed memory somewhat persists in colloquial
Dissociative_amnesia
2026 video game
Wolverine's consciousness survives, allowing him to recover several of his repressed memories. He learns that his real name is James Logan Howlett, and he and Jean
Marvel's_Wolverine
Act of improving one's memory
Memory improvement is the act of enhancing one's memory. Factors motivating research on improving memory include conditions such as amnesia, age-related
Memory_improvement
Memory implantation technique
false memories in people. The technique was developed in the context of the debate about the existence of repressed memories and false memory syndrome
Lost_in_the_mall_technique
Psychological phenomenon in which a person re-experiences a memory
A flashback, or involuntary recurrent memory, is a psychological phenomenon in which an individual has a sudden, usually powerful, re-experiencing of a
Flashback_(psychology)
2017 American film
Ripp. Also a psychological thriller, it features demonic possession, repressed memories, childhood trauma and the cycle of abuse. 15 year-old Alejandro Duran
Devil's_Whisper
Psychological phenomenon
However, lesions in the hippocampus (the brain structure responsible for memory) impair cognitive functions but leave emotional responses fully functional
Mere-exposure_effect
1956 psychology paper by George Miller on working memory capacity
argue that the number of objects an average human can hold in short-term memory is 7 ± 2. This has occasionally been referred to as Miller's law. In his
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two
2012 video game
Hill, periodically entering the otherworld, leading him to unlock repressed memories. The game uses a third-person view and can be played in 3D. It was
Silent_Hill:_Downpour
as a memory. Maintenance rehearsal is a type of memory rehearsal that is useful in maintaining information in short-term memory or working memory. Because
Memory_rehearsal
Ability to process visual and spatial information
Visual memory is a form of memory which preserves some characteristics of our senses pertaining to visual experience. We are able to place in memory visual
Visual_memory
Memory work is a process of engaging with the past which has both an ethical and historical dimension. During memory work, the process of producing an
Memory_work
Medical condition
time post-trauma, not amnesia for trauma from the past. Typically, "repressed memory" is the term used to explain this sort of traumatic amnesia; the experience
Post-traumatic_amnesia
Type of long-term human memory
Explicit memory (or declarative memory) is one of the two main types of long-term human memory, the other of which is implicit memory. Explicit memory is the
Explicit_memory
Topic in cultural studies and historiography
Cultural memory is a form of collective memory shared by a group of people who share a culture. The theory posits that memory is not just an individual
Cultural_memory
Lawsuit against a psychotherapist in California, US
implanted these memories." B. Drummond Ayres Jr. of The New York Times stated that the decision bolstered critics against the repressed memory theory. In the
Ramona_false_memory_case
1995 film by Taylor Hackford
foreseen her departure. While on the ferry, Selena suddenly uncovers a repressed memory of her father forcing her to touch him sexually. Realizing everything
Dolores_Claiborne_(film)
1973 book by Flora Rheta Schreiber
from her during therapy, and that this case created an "industry" of repressed memory. In 2013, artist-journalist Nancy Preston published After Sybil, a
Sybil_(Schreiber_book)
Variety of structures in the brain related to memory
The neuroanatomy of memory encompasses a wide variety of anatomical structures in the brain. The hippocampus is a structure in the brain that has been
Neuroanatomy_of_memory
Psychological model of memory
created by Fergus I. M. Craik and Robert S. Lockhart in 1972, describes memory recall of stimuli as a function of the depth of mental processing, where
Levels_of_processing_model
Combined presence of Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff's syndrome
a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory. The cause of the disorder is thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. This can
Wernicke–Korsakoff_syndrome
Traumatic memories in the human mind
management of traumatic memories is important when treating mental health disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder. Traumatic memories can cause life problems
Traumatic_memories
American animated science-fiction comedy franchise
go into her system. While he neutralizes the malware, he discovers repressed memories from her past. Meanwhile, Curtis gifts Lincoln special Ghost Gloves
President_Curtis_(TV_series)
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