The importance of context: Evidence that contextual representations increase intrusive memories

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 573-580

  Pearson, David G ^a   Ross, Fiona D C ^a   Webster, Victoria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogue trauma; Contextual representations; Intrusive memories; Peri traumatic processing; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRUSIVE MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SENSORY SYSTEM; VIOLENCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051899195     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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