The role of childhood and adulthood trauma and appraisal of self-discrepancy in overgeneral memory retrieval

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 979-994

  Ono, Miyuki ^a   Devilly, Grant J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Overgeneral memory; Self discrepancy; Valance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84881665778     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.753869     Document Type: Article

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