2.  Memory  Memory Distortions  Repressed Memories  Autobiographical Memory

3.  False recollection  Memory errors  Naturalistics  Suggestion induced  Naturally occurring memory distortions

4.  Existence of Repressed Memories  Accurately Recovered  Memories can be aural, visual, olfactory, gustatory as well as tactile  High emotions attached to repressed memories

5.  Autobiographical memory networks  Two Research Studies  Emotional Experiences Relationship  Depressive Emotions  Non-Depressive Negative Emotions

7.  Debate on The Existence of Repressed Memories  Clinical psychologists – repressed memories do not exist  Psychiatrists, psychologists, lay psychotherapists – repressed memories exist

8.  McNally  Memories are not like video and audio recordings  Traumatic events go away over a period of time  Precise recollection of past traumatic events is implausible  Freud  Psychodynamic unconscious  Childhood sexual abuse  Gorman  Veridical unconscious and repressed memories  Instinctual memories

9.  Understanding the concept of autobiographical memory  The role of negative emotions in memory  The process of thwarting emotions

10.  Small percentage of individuals with extraordinary autobiographical memories  Characteristics these individuals  Testing for extraordinary autobiographical memories  Are negative emotions a factor?

11. Psychologists and students are able to better understand memory and its function in cognitive thinking through the many detailed and committed researches in psychology studies, such as the ones used in this paper. With better comprehension on memory distortions, repressed memories and autobiographical memories, researchers are able to contribute to this knowledge and recognize improved means to recognize memory anomalies as well as the influence of memories on a person’s life.

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