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ERIC Number: EJ837376
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Apr
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8712
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Does Psychotherapy Recover or Invent Child Sexual Abuse Memories? A Case History
Milchman, Madelyn Simring
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v17 n1 p20-37 Apr 2008
This case describes bodily experiences that appeared to cue child sexual abuse memories during psychotherapy by a woman who was amnesic for her childhood and suffered from chronic dissociative states. Though corroboration was unavailable, she became increasingly confident about her returning memories. Special efforts were made to avoid making suggestions. The article proposes the theory that integrates the construct of the self with the relationship between bodily experiences and memory narratives. It suggests that: (1) amnesia and recovering memories involve normal and abnormal memory mechanisms; (2) remembering during psychotherapy is complex; (3) psychotherapy need not be suggestive; (4) inaccessible memories may act as constraints on suggestibility; and (5) narrative recall may depend on the connection of bodily experiences with self-reflection. (Contains 5 tables and 1 note.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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