Memory reconstruction by hypnosis as a therapeutic technique.

Gravitz, Melvin A.

doi:10.1037/0033-3204.31.4.687

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“…), have common essential elements of telling and retelling the story of trauma (Spigel, 2001). Milton Erickson (Erickson & Rossi, 1989) and after him contemporary hypnotherapists (Baker & Boaz, 1983;Chen, Zeltzer, Craske, & Katz, 1999;Gravitz, 1994Gravitz, , 2001Lamb, 1985;Miller, 1986) took this orientation a step further. They not only accessed traumatic memories by helping their patients relive the traumatic events but also inserted some changes (sometimes dramatic ones) in their remembered past during the therapeutic processing of traumas.…”

Section: Memory Focused Interventions (Mfi) -Theoretical and Empiricamentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The objective of this procedure is to implant a memory, which will help change the patient's self identity and self-concept and enable him to feel better in the present (Erickson & Rossi, 1989). Sometimes the implanted memory is the only memory which the patient can later retrieve (Gravitz, 1994). In other times, the implanted memory is used by the patient as a plausible memory that parallels an actual memory and opens a new door to possible futures (Murray-Jobsis, 1993;Yapko, 1995).…”

Section: Memory Creation or Co-creationmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…These elements can be changed separately or intertwined. The cognitive elements Downloaded by [University of Auckland Library] at 13:54 03 November 2014 of recalled past are useful elements for modification and include: past event narratives (the plot elements of remembered experience) (Dowd, 2000;Gravitz, 1994), past self-talk (the flow of remembered thoughts) (Gravitz, 1994), and cognitive understanding of the remembered past (meaning of past experiences) (Dowd, 2000). The emotional elements of remembered experiences are important objectives for MFI.…”

Section: Memory Reconstructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…4. MFI is usually not considered an appropriate strategy with patients who have difficulty distinguishing between objective reality and fantasy or patients with massive paranoid ideation (Gravitz, 1994). 5.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Baker and Boaz (1983) treated dental phobia by "reformulation of traumatic memory", and Lamb (1985) and Miller (1986) utilized hypnotic regression, reconstruction and reframing in cases of simple phobias and anxiety reactions. In addition, Chen and colleagues (1999) used "alteration of memory" for reduction of children's distress during repeated aversive medical procedures and lately Gravitz (1994Gravitz ( , 2001 has shown how to use paramnesias in treating phobias, social inhibition, depressive reactions, traumatic grief and post-traumatic reactions.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as a Therapeutic Strategy in Hypnotic Psychotherapy

Meyerson¹

2010

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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The prospect of utilizing memory plasticity (the constructive and transitory nature of memory) for therapeutic purposes has not been widely recognized. However, a number of theoretical and clinical venues throughout the last century have shown its potential application. Intensive research conducted during these last decades, pointed out the possibility of influencing human memory in relation to new memories and their specific components. Moreover, the research showed the feasibility of planting alternative early childhood memories and thus altering memories of personal history. Additionally, researchers found that memory is naturally very fallible due to everyday phenomena of forgetfulness, distortion and intrusion of past and present information. Throughout the course of this paper, the integrative overview of these empirical findings with the aforementioned clinical and theoretical foundations serves as a substratum in an attempt to present an integrative therapeutic approach, named Memory Focused Interventions (MFI).

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Section: Memory Focused Interventions (Mfi) -Theoretical and Empiricamentioning

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Section: Memory Creation or Co-creationmentioning

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Section: Memory Reconstructionmentioning

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Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as a Therapeutic Strategy in Hypnotic Psychotherapy

Meyerson¹

2010

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Public Attitudes on the Ethics of Deceptively Planting False Memories to Motivate Healthy Behavior

Nash

Berkowitz

Roche

2016

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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SummaryResearchers have proposed that planting false memories could have positive behavioral consequences. The idea of deceptively planting ‘beneficial’ false memories outside of the laboratory raises important ethical questions, but how might the general public appraise this moral dilemma? In two studies, participants from the USA and UK read about a fictional ‘false‐memory therapy’ that led people to adopt healthy behaviors. Participants then reported their attitudes toward the acceptability of this therapy, via scale‐rating (both studies) and open‐text (study 2) responses. The data revealed highly divergent responses to this contentious issue, ranging from abject horror to unqualified enthusiasm. Moreover, the responses shed light on conditions that participants believed would make the therapy less or more ethical. Whether or not deceptively planting memories outside the lab could ever be justifiable, these studies add valuable evidence to scientific and societal debates on neuroethics, whose relevance to memory science is increasingly acute. Copyright © 2016 The Authors Applied Cognitive Psychology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Harnessing emotional mental imagery to reduce anxiety and depression in young people: an integrative review of progress and promise

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Williamson

Saunders

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The Lancet Psychiatry

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Memory reconstruction by hypnosis as a therapeutic technique.

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as a Therapeutic Strategy in Hypnotic Psychotherapy

Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as a Therapeutic Strategy in Hypnotic Psychotherapy

Public Attitudes on the Ethics of Deceptively Planting False Memories to Motivate Healthy Behavior

Harnessing emotional mental imagery to reduce anxiety and depression in young people: an integrative review of progress and promise

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