Reconstructing memories of abuse: A theory-based approach.

Claridge, Karen E.

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“…Some therapists involved in this process are inclined to believe that childhood sexual abuse may be the answer; they are not just doing a detached experimental manipulation. In some forms of therapy, clients with a variety of problems are told that it is common for people with their symptoms to have repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse ( Claridge, 1992;Courtois, 1992). The same idea is stated repeatedly in various self-help books (Bass & Davies, 1988).…”

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People believe it is plausible to have forgotten memories of childhood sexual abuse

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2007

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

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“…There are reasons for practitioners' attention to childhood sexual abuse in their treatment approaches. Real sexual abuse of children occurs at a much higher rate than was previously thought (Briere, 1992;Finkelhor, Hotaling, Lewis, and Smith, 1990) and there is clear evidence that childhood sexual abuse is associated with a variety of psychological problems in adulthood (Beitchman, Zucker, Hood, daCosta, and Cassavia, 1992;Briere and Runtz, 1990;Browne and Finkelhor, 1986;Claridge, 1992;Cole and Putnam, 1992;Courtois, 1992;KendallTackett, Williams, and Finkelhor, 1993;Sgroi, 1989;Trickett and Putnam, 1993).…”

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“…Despite the general problems of hypnosis described above, and despite age regression's failure as a technique for overcoming infantile amnesia (Nash, 1987), hypnosis and hypnotic age regression are frequently used in memory recovery therapies (Claridge, 1992;Courtois, 1991;Gilligan and Kennedy, 1989;Spiegel, 1989). Hypnosis may be an effective therapeutic tool, but it is a poor tool for recovering accurate memories.…”

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“…Although no such category exists in formalized diagnostic manuals such as the DSM-111-R, clinicians are frequently advised to select the DSM-111-R category of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as the appropriate diagnosis for many clients hypothesized to have experienced childhood sexual abuse who have no memories of such abuse (see, for example, Claridge, 1992;Courtois, 1988;Frederickson, 1992). This recommendation is made despite the fact that there is often no independent evidence (indeed, not even the client's report) that the suspected traumatic events actually occurred and precipitated the symptoms listed within the PTSD category.…”

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“…People who have always remembered being sexually abused as children, or who spontaneously come to remember previously-forgotten abuse, are on those bases different from clients who require months of guidance and memory recovery techniques prior to their first recollection of abuse (Braver, Bumberry, Green, and Rawson, 1992). For clients presenting with a variety of symptoms who do not initially remember being abused, guidance for the recovery of memories of childhood sexual abuse is explicitly recommended by many practitioners (Bass and Davis, 1988;Blume, 1990;Claridge, 1992;Courtois, 1988Courtois, , 1991Courtois, , 1992Dolan, 1991;Ellenson, 1985Ellenson, , 1986Engel, 1989;Gelinas, 1983;Herman and Schatzow, 1987;Maltz, 1990;Olio, 1989). Most of these writers accept the validity of Gelinas's (1983) notion of 'disguised presentation', in which an individual shows many of the hypothesized sequelae of childhood sexual abuse (e.g.…”

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Psychotherapy and memories of childhood sexual abuse: A cognitive perspective

Lindsay

Read

1994

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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Cognitive psychological research on the fallibility of human memory is reviewed, focusing on evidence of memory distortions and illusions, with ithe aim of sharing research on memory with clinical psychologists and practitioners who use memory recovery techniques to help clients recover suspected memories of childhood sexual abuse. The memory literature suggests that incautious use of memory recovery techniques rnay lead some adult clients who were not abused to come to believe that they were. Considlerations relevant to assessing whether or not clients have repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse are discussed, as are suggestions for minimizing the risk of leading clients to create illusory memories or beliefs of childhood sexual abuse.

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Moving toward a middle ground on the ‘false memory debate’: Reply to commentaries on lindsay and read

Read

Lindsay

1994

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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This rejoinder to the six commentaries on Lindsay and Read (this issue) focuses primarily on responding to criticisms levelled by some of the commentators, We clarify and elaborate upon the grounds for believing that some mental health practitioners use highly suggestive memory recovery therapies and that such therapies can lead some clients to develop illusory memories or false beliefs about childhood sexual abuse. 'We also comment on Pezdek's ideas concerning signal detection theory, Morton's application of the Headed Records model to amnesia and Multiple Personality Disorder, and to Sales, Shuman, and O'Connor's discussion of courtroom standards for the admissibility of expert psychological testimony.Completion of this special issue required considerable effort over a short period of time, and the success of this endeavour is due in large measure to the eight people who developed the six commentaries and to the work of Guest Co-Editor Lisa Grossman and North American Editor Mike Pressley. The commentaries were requested and received at very short notice, a reflection of th.e substantial and urgent interest in the 'false memory debate'. We thank all of the commentators for their contributions, and for give-and-take informal discussions a,long the way, and trust that our comments here reflect our respect for their work.The six commentaries vary in the extent to which they focus on the specific claims and arguments made in the Lindsay and Read a.rticle. Ceci and Loftus directed attention to some of our points and, while in agreement with them, highlighted and added to those arguments. Morton described how the Headed Records model of memory (Morton, 1991; Morton, Hammersley, and Bekerian, 1989) can be used to explain amnesia for traumatic experiences and amnesia in Multiple Personality Disorder. Sales, Shuman, and O'Connor, and Cohler approached the topic of memory *Work on this article was supported by a grant from the Alberta Law Foundation to J. Don ReadWe thank Moira Cairnes for helpful suggestions on this manuscript.

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Reconstructing memories of abuse: A theory-based approach.

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People believe it is plausible to have forgotten memories of childhood sexual abuse

People believe it is plausible to have forgotten memories of childhood sexual abuse

Psychotherapy and memories of childhood sexual abuse: A cognitive perspective

Moving toward a middle ground on the ‘false memory debate’: Reply to commentaries on lindsay and read

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