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A Primer on the Complexities of Traumatic Memory of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Psychological Approach - Hardcover

Knopp, Fay Honey; Benson, Anna

 
9781884444203: A Primer on the Complexities of Traumatic Memory of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Psychological Approach

Synopsis

If we have trouble recalling details of ordinary events of yesterday, how can we trust memories of traumatic events that have been "forgotten" and reclaimed decades later? Are there differences in the ways our brains receive and store ordinary and traumatic memories? Acclaimed author and researcher Fay H. Knopp and co-author Anna Rose Benson carefully examine these questions in the clear light of current scientific research. While psychotherapy has for decades recorded the emotional aftermath of trauma, only recently has technology documented its associated physiological changes in the brain. These changes may have a serious impact on how traumatic memories are stored and to what degree their accuracy may be trusted when recalled. At the complex crossroads of neurophysiological research and psychotherapy, A Primer on the Complexities of Traumatic Memory of Childhood Sexual Abuse provides beginners and experienced travelers alike with a guidebook through roads less traveled in the current debate over delayed memories of childhood trauma.

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