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Trauma, Memory, and Law, 3rd Ed 2026 Revised : Memory Science for Lawyers, Students, and the Falsely Accused
High praise for Trauma, Memory, and
This is a timely contribution to the burgeoning history and science of human memory. Lawrence Patihis' exposure of pseudoscience is brilliant and illuminating. Erudite, measured and meticulously researched, Patihis walks us through the 'memory wars,' and his appraisal of false memory theories and false memory research is fascinating. Essential reading for students and researchers of psychology, law, and sociology and anyone interested in the repressed memory epidemic which continues to fracture families across the western world.
Dr Kevin Felstead, PhD. Author of Memory Injustice and Justice for Carol. Former Communications Director for the British False Memory Society.
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In this book, Dr Patihis discusses the pseudoscientific origins of repressed memory and dissociative amnesia, and includes some legal case studies in the first part of the book. These false accusations appeared to be due to false memory creation in therapy, and this tragedy in clinical psychology, society, and the law, motivates a deep dive into several fields of memory science in the remainder on the book.
Early chapters discuss the history of false memories in therapy both before 1980 and afterwards, and then discuss scientific skepticism tools before outlining research on false memories.
In the middle chapters, the book debunks catharsis theory and introduces readers to the appraisal theory of emotions, explains how memories of emotion can change and be distorted--including memories of emotion from childhood.
In the later chapters, Dr Patihis discusses dubious aspects of trauma dissociation theory, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder. He also explains how infantile and childhood amnesia are not caused by trauma, debunks the idea of body memories, and discusses new research in false memories and trauma broadening.
This is a timely contribution to the burgeoning history and science of human memory. Lawrence Patihis' exposure of pseudoscience is brilliant and illuminating. Erudite, measured and meticulously researched, Patihis walks us through the 'memory wars,' and his appraisal of false memory theories and false memory research is fascinating. Essential reading for students and researchers of psychology, law, and sociology and anyone interested in the repressed memory epidemic which continues to fracture families across the western world.
Dr Kevin Felstead, PhD. Author of Memory Injustice and Justice for Carol. Former Communications Director for the British False Memory Society.
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In this book, Dr Patihis discusses the pseudoscientific origins of repressed memory and dissociative amnesia, and includes some legal case studies in the first part of the book. These false accusations appeared to be due to false memory creation in therapy, and this tragedy in clinical psychology, society, and the law, motivates a deep dive into several fields of memory science in the remainder on the book.
Early chapters discuss the history of false memories in therapy both before 1980 and afterwards, and then discuss scientific skepticism tools before outlining research on false memories.
In the middle chapters, the book debunks catharsis theory and introduces readers to the appraisal theory of emotions, explains how memories of emotion can change and be distorted--including memories of emotion from childhood.
In the later chapters, Dr Patihis discusses dubious aspects of trauma dissociation theory, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder. He also explains how infantile and childhood amnesia are not caused by trauma, debunks the idea of body memories, and discusses new research in false memories and trauma broadening.
305 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 2, 2024
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