Above and beyond emotional valence: The unique contribution of central and traumatic shame memories to psychopathology vulnerability

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 461-477

  Matos, Marcela ^a   Pinto Gouveia, José ^a   Duarte, Cristiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Centrality of event theory; Emotional memories; Psychopathology; Shame; Traumatic memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID DISORDERS; SHAME; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84863854130     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.680962     Document Type: Article

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