This book lays bare the logic of forgotten abuse. Psychologist Jennifer Freyd's breakthrough theory explaining this phenomenon shows how psychogenic amnesia not only happens but, if the abuse occurred at the hands of a parent or caregiver, is often necessary for survival. Freyd's book will give embattled professionals, beleaguered abuse survivors, and the confused public a new, clear understanding of the lifelong effects and treatment of child abuse.
This book lays bare the logic of forgotten abuse. Psychologist Jennifer Freyd's breakthrough theory explaining this phenomenon shows how psychogenic a...
Also published as Journal of aggression, maltreatment, and trauma, v.4, no.2, this collection of 14 papers grew out of a 1998 conference of cognitive and developmental scientists, neuroscientists, clinical researchers, and others, held at the University of Oregon. It addresses problems of traumatic
Also published as Journal of aggression, maltreatment, and trauma, v.4, no.2, this collection of 14 papers grew out of a 1998 conference of cognitive ...
Decipher the complex interplay of neurology, psychology, trauma, and memory In the midst of the controversies over how repressed, false, and recovered memories should be interpreted, Trauma and Cognitive Science presents reliable original research instead of rhetoric. This landmark volume examines the way different traumas influence memory, information processing, and suggestibility. The research provides testable theories on why people forget some kinds of childhood abuse and other traumas. It bridges the cognitive science and clinical approaches to traumatic stress studies. Written by the...
Decipher the complex interplay of neurology, psychology, trauma, and memory In the midst of the controversies over how repressed, false, and recovere...