Sustainability and Social Justice
Understanding Persons Who Repudiate Memories Recovered in Therapy
Document Type
Article
Abstract
How can clinicians avoid participating in the development of what may be false memories? Persons who had repudiated "memories" of sexual abuse recovered in the course of psychotherapy were offered three possible explanations for what had occurred. Although a majority endorsed a mind-control model, a substantial minority endorsed self-narrative or role-enactment models. The processes endorsed were consistent with retrospective descriptions of therapy. A knowledge of these different models may help clinicians understand how clients develop false memories and avoid social influences that contribute to unproductive therapy.
Publication Title
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Volume
31
Issue
4
First Page
378
Last Page
386
ISSN
0735-7028
DOI
10.1037/0735-7028.31.4.378
Repository Citation
De Rivera, Joseph, "Understanding Persons Who Repudiate Memories Recovered in Therapy" (2000). Sustainability and Social Justice. 532.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_idce/532