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Myth of Repressed Memory False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse

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ISBN-10: 0312141238

ISBN-13: 9780312141233

Edition: Revised 

Authors: Elizabeth Loftus, Katherine Ketcham, Elizabeth F. Loftus, Elizabeth Loftus

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According to many clinical psychologists, when the mind is forced to endure a horrifying experience, it has the ability to bury the entire memory of it so deeply within the unconscious that it can only be recalled in the form of a flashback triggered by a sight, a smell, or a sound. Indeed, therapists and lawyers have created an industry based on treating and litigating the cases of people who suddenly claim to have "recovered" memories of everything from child abuse to murder. This book reveals that despite decades of research, there is absolutely no controlled scientific support for the idea that memories of trauma are routinely banished into the unconscious and then reliably recovered…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Katherine Ketcham is the author of many books, including "Chinese Medicine for Maximum Immunity" & "The Five Elements of Self-Healing". She lives in Washington.