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In psychology, false memory syndrome (FMS) was a proposed "pattern of beliefs and behaviors" [1] in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by false memories of psychological trauma, recollections which are strongly believed by the individual, but contested by the accused. [2]
False memory syndrome is defined as false memory being a prevalent part of one's life in which it affects the person's mentality and day-to-day life. False memory syndrome differs from false memory in that the syndrome is heavily influential in the orientation of a person's life, while false memory can occur without this significant effect.
The use of hypnosis as a form of therapy to retrieve and integrate early trauma is controversial within the scientific mainstream. Research indicates that hypnotising an individual may aid the formation of false memories, [16] [17] and that hypnosis "does not help people recall events more accurately". [18]
The use of hypnosis and suggestive questions can tend to leave the subject particularly likely to hold distorted or false memories. [5] The source of the memories is more likely cryptomnesia and confabulations that combine experiences, knowledge, imagination and suggestion or guidance from the hypnotist than recall of a previous existence. Once ...
The methods used in memory implantation studies are meant to mimic those used by some therapists to recover repressed memories of childhood events. [4] The high rate of people "remembering" false events shows that memories cannot always be taken at face value.
If you think Mr. Monopoly wears a monocle or believe you’ve read “The Berenstein Bears” books, you might be experiencing the so-called Mandela Effect, or collective false memory.
Individuals who are experiencing post-hypnotic amnesia cannot have their memories recovered once put back under hypnosis; it is therefore not state-dependent. Nevertheless, memories may return when presented with a pre-arranged cue. This makes post-hypnotic amnesia similar to psychogenic amnesia, as it disrupts the retrieval process of memory. [2]
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