Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
9-1994
Disciplines
Judges | Law and Psychology | Personality and Social Contexts | Psychological Phenomena and Processes | Social Psychology | Supreme Court of the United States
Abstract
This article examines the psychological basis for repression and recovery of traumatic memories, presents the results of research on potential sources of error in delayed or recovered memories, and offers possible reasons (primarily related to clinical practice and collective behavior) for false accusations of sexual abuse.
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 1994 by Aubrey Immelman
Recommended Citation
Immelman, A. (1994, September). Recovered memory of childhood sexual abuse. Collegeville and St. Joseph, MN: St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict. (Originally published in St. Cloud Unabridged, Sept. 1994, pp. 2-4.) Retrieved from Digital Commons website: http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_pubs/114/
Included in
Judges Commons, Law and Psychology Commons, Personality and Social Contexts Commons, Psychological Phenomena and Processes Commons, Social Psychology Commons, Supreme Court of the United States Commons
Comments
This article was originally published in the September 1994 issue of St. Cloud Unabridged, pp. 2-4.
Selected references
Davis, E., & Bass, L. (1988). The courage to heal: A guide for women survivors of child sexual abuse. New York: Harper & Row.
Herman, J. L. (1992). Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence. New York: Basic Books.
Pazder, L., & Smith, M. (1980). Michelle remembers. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Schreiber, F. R. (1973). Sybil: The true story of a woman possessed by 16 separate personalities. Chicago: Regnery.
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