THE CONSTRUCTIVE

NATURE OF MEMORY
 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
 MEMORY DISTORTIONS
 REPRESSED MEMORIES

PREPARED BY: BARASAN DAISY JOY

TACDER
WHAT IS
AUTOBIOGRAPHICA
L MEMORY?
 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
 Contains the information you have about yourself.
 It includes several domains.
1. SELF – DESCRIPTION – Source of a large part of your
identity
2. EMOTIONAL MEMORY- Not only contains our memories of
emotional experiences but also helps us control our moods.
3. EVENT MEMORY- Largest component of autobiographical
memory
 EVENT MEMORY
 Containing separate but related domains

 SPECIFIC EVENTS- Event that happened to you

 GENERAL EVENTS- Broad sequence of actions in
events
 POTTED SUMMARY OF YOUR LIFE – Enables you to
answer such question
Good cue for remembering events: DIARY STUDIES
WHAT IS
MEMORY
DISTORTIONS?
 MEMORY
DISTORTIONS
 When retrieval of memories are
incorrect information.
 DANIEL SCHACTER states that
memory malfunctions can be divided
into seven fundamental sins.
SEVEN SINS OF
MEMORY
 SEVEN SINS OF MEMORY
1. TRANSIENCE - Memory fades quickly.
2. ABSENT- MINDEDNESS – Attention failures that
lead to memory loss
3. BLOCKING – Inability to retrieve information
4. MISATTRIBUTION – Attributing a memory to an
incorrect source
5. SUGGESTIBILITY – Implanted memories resulting
from suggestions or misleading information
6. BIAS – Distorting effects of current knowledge, beliefs
and feelings in memory
7. PERSISTENCE – Intrusive and undesirable memories
that we can’t eradicate
WHAT IS REPRESSED
MEMORIES?
  REPRESSED
MEMORIES
 Memories that have been unconsciously
blocked due to the memory associated with a
high level of stress and trauma.
 Typically stressful or traumatic events, such
as childhood sexual abuse, rape, serious
accidents, being a victim of crime, loss of
loved one, have been associated with
repressed memories.
WHY DO WE FORGET CERTAIN
EVENTS THROUGH A REPRESSED
MEMORIES?

PROTECTION
Repressed memories serves to protect us
from the trauma and stress levels from the
incident that we’re experiencing.
Protect us from other extreme emotions
such as anger, fear and negative beliefs.
 REPRESSED MEMORY SYMPTOMS

 DEPRESSION
 SLEEP DISTURBANCES
 PTSD ( POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER)
THANK YOU

GOD BLESS