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Hurting Memories and Beneficial Forgetting : Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Biographical Developments, and Social Conflicts /

Memories are indispensable for individuals as well as social groups. Forgetting not only means loss of functioning but also loss of identity. Memories can also be hurting and cause problems, as research on posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) has shown. This is true for individuals as well as socia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Linden, Michael, Rutkowski, Krzysztof
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013.
Colección:Elsevier insights
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Memories are indispensable for individuals as well as social groups. Forgetting not only means loss of functioning but also loss of identity. Memories can also be hurting and cause problems, as research on posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) has shown. This is true for individuals as well as social groups and even societies. Memories and especially negative memories can escape the control of the individual. Many political conflicts can only be understood when taking history and memories into account. In this volume a comprehensive scientific overview is given on the development of memory.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (257 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780123984043
0123984041
1283948214
9781283948210