traumatic memory
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftraumaticandmemory
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traumatic
adjective
uk/trɔːˈmæt.ɪk/us/trɑːˈmæt̬.ɪk/
causing severe and lasting emotional shock ...
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memory
noun
uk/ˈmem.ər.i/us/ˈmem.ər.i/
the ability to remember information, experiences, ...
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(Definition oftraumaticandmemoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Implications for understandingtraumaticmemory.
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Alternatively, the inability to tolerate atraumaticmemorycould trigger a more sweeping problem of self-expression such as aphasia.
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The scene cuts from his bedside to what is evidently a flashback - some kind oftraumaticmemoryis returning to his (altered) consciousness.
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However, the presence of an adult to help the child construct a narrative does not guarantee accurate processing of thetraumaticmemory.
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This is partly why studies oftraumaticmemoryare interesting to research scientists, and partly why they are so difficult to study.
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Also, by repeatedly reviewing the event, the individual increases the likelihood of thetraumaticmemorybeing integrated with existing schemas with minimal distortion.
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Curiously, this inability to recall thetraumaticmemoryon demand may coexist paradoxically in the same individual who experiences uncontrollable flashback memories.
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Nineteen-year-old shopkeepersdaughter, who lives with hertraumaticmemory.
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This becomes atraumaticmemorywhich makes him unable to lift his arm over his shoulders, fearing the thought of feeling that pain again.
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As such, a reason that people might have a spontaneously recoveredtraumaticmemoryexperience is because they simply forget having remembered the event before.
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