Dissociative Amnesia beyond the Evidence about the Functioning of Memory

Manzanero, Antonio L.; Palomo, Rubén

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“…In this way, multiple recovery could produce an effect of hypermnesia (Payne, 1987). Although, it might seem that high emotional involvement could be related to amnesia (or repressed memories), what are known about memory indicates that this is not the case (Manzanero and Palomo, 2020;Patihis et al, 2018).…”

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Remembering terrorist attacks: Evolution over time

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The present study aims to analyse the effect of the passage of time on the phenomenological characteristics of the memory of a traumatic event of social relevance. The terrorist attack that took place in Barcelona (Spain) in August 2017 was taken as the traumatic event. A priori, this event meets the criteria to produce a flashbulb memory (level of surprise, consequentiality and emotional activation). A total of 364 memories from different individuals (78% women and a mean age of 20 years) were studied at five different time points, between September 2017 and December 2018, using the CCFRA/PQAM questionnaire. The results show that the memories only comply with the characteristics usually associated with flashbulb memories in the medium term (about 7 months after the events). These characteristics do not appear in a clear way immediately and are lost just over a year after the event. Therefore, the passage of time seems to have a great influence on the characteristics of memories of violent events, such as terrorist attacks. However, this influence may depend more on the relevance given to the event than on the elapsed time, as it is the relevance that determines the number of subsequent recalls, influencing the maintenance of the memory.

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“…S. Holmes, 1990; Pope & Hudson, 1995). Whereas some scholars have postulated that, in general, traumatic experiences are well remembered (e.g., Manzanero & Palomo, 2020; McNally, 2005), others have claimed that in exceptional cases, traumatic events can lead to dissociative amnesia (e.g., Dalenberg et al, 2020).…”

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“…The controversial status of dissociative amnesia in psychology boils down to the question of how people remember traumatic or highly stressful autobiographical experiences (D. S. Holmes, 1990;Pope & Hudson, 1995). Whereas some scholars have postulated that, in general, traumatic experiences are well remembered (e.g., Manzanero & Palomo, 2020;McNally, 2005), others have claimed that in exceptional cases, traumatic events can lead to dissociative amnesia (e.g., Dalenberg et al, 2020).…”

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A Critical Review of Case Studies on Dissociative Amnesia

Mangiulli

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Jelícic

2021

Clinical Psychological Science

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Dissociative amnesia, defined as an inability to remember important autobiographical experiences, usually of a stressful nature, is a controversial phenomenon. We systematically reviewed 128 case studies of dissociative amnesia reported in 60 articles that appeared in peer-reviewed journals in English over the past 20 years (2000–2020). Our aim was to examine to what extent these cases met core features of dissociative amnesia. All cases were about reports of autobiographical memory loss, but the evidence offered in support of a dissociative amnesia interpretation was often weak and plagued by an ambiguous heterogeneity with respect to nature, etiology, and differential diagnoses of alleged memory loss. Most case studies failed to rule out plausible alternative explanations of dissociative amnesia, such as ordinary forgetting and malingering. We encourage clinicians and researchers to more critically investigate alleged cases of dissociative amnesia and provide criteria for how a dissociative amnesia case ideally would look like.

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Memory for traumatic events

Crespo

Miguel-Álvaro

2023

Encyclopedia of Mental Health

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Dissociative Amnesia beyond the Evidence about the Functioning of Memory

Cited by 5 publications

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Remembering terrorist attacks: Evolution over time

Remembering terrorist attacks: Evolution over time

A Critical Review of Case Studies on Dissociative Amnesia

Memory for traumatic events

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