TY - BOOK AU - Pendergrast,Mark TI - The repressed memory epidemic: how it happened and what we need to learn from it SN - 9783319633749 U1 - 153.12 PY - 2017/// CY - Cham PB - Springer KW - False memory KW - Memory (Psychology) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book offers a comprehensive overview of the concept of repressed memories. It provides a history and context that documents key events that have had an effect on the way that modern psychology and psychotherapy have developed. Chapters provide an overview of how human memory functions and works and examine facets of the misguided theories behind repressed memory. The book also examines the science of the brain, the reconstructive nature of human memory, and studies of suggestibility. It traces the present-day resurgence of a belief in repressed memories in the general public as well as among many clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, "body workers," and others who offer counseling. It concludes with legal and professional recommendations and advice for individuals who deal with or have dealt with the psychotherapeutic practice of repressed memory therapy ER -