False Memory Syndrome Foundation

is a false memory? Have you ever encountered a False Memory? If you have, do not worry because they happen to everyone and is very normal to have them throughout life. In many cases, false memories can be a huge bother to many people because of the hassle of not remembering something that was on the "tip of your tongue". False memories can be defined as a recollection of a memory that did not actually occur, for example sexual assault or maybe winning an achievement/ award. When false memories…

peak controversial, most frequently debated, and lurid topic in this field is the false memory debate. Society has seen a staggering increase in cases of repressed memories surfacing; in fact, there have been so many that it is now being considered an epidemic. These types of memories are “often ‘recovered’ during psychotherapy and have resulted in fierce debate concerning the reality and reliability of such memories” (Memon & Young, 1998). It is the psychological debate heard around the word…

Reality of Repressed Memories Elizabeth F. Loftus University of Washington Keywords; repressed memories, delayed discovery doctrine, False Memory Syndrome Foundation Abstract One of the most unforgettable concepts in the mid 80’s early 90’s would be repressed memories. Repressed memories would store disturbing events that occur in our lives, that traumatic event can resurface twenty to forty years down the road. In the early 1990’s there was a rise for repressed memory and claims of…

people being falsely accused of something they did not do. Loftus believes that people can develop a false memory; yet many other psychologists disagree with her. They believe that people have trouble retrieving their memories and that is why there is difficulties. These differences have resulted in many different studies being created. According to De Feo, she has created a new understanding of memory in which different researchers are able to build on. (2004) Elizabeth Loftus spreads her…

Time is precious. We are inundated with this message from infancy. Some of the most common axioms in the western world revolve around this idea, such as “time is money” and “a stitch in time saves nine.” Above all though is the belief that we must not waste time. Yet we do, and often. Perhaps the reason the idea is so pervasive is because we don’t heed it. People lose time in so many ways. They lose hours binge watching a television show on Netflix or surfing the internet. More insidiously are…

trigger auditory hallucinations. Limited to few hours of sleep, Pi’s “state of semi-consciousness” made his “daydreams and reality nearly indistinguishable” (Martel 239). When he imagines talking to the other cast away, Pi’s “difficult emotions and memories may be isolated from [his] usual consciousness” which demonstrates why the voice began speaking after the emotionally traumatic or stressful event (Ritsher). Situational stress and sleep withdrawals simultaneously produce the illusion of the…

minute of every day. Human trafficking is an unimaginable crime that occurs all around the world. It needs to come to an end because of the way it has damaged the lives of its victims and has scarred them for life. As the Ark of Hope for Children Foundation states, there is an estimation that 50% of trafficking victims are children of the ages 11-14. Children are at a bigger risk of being trafficked because they are more vulnerable and are easily tricked into trafficking. This has…

Secrets and lies; they go hand in hand and need each other to survive. A secret can be defined as not disclosing information while a lie is creating false information. There are many reasons why people decide to keep a secret or tell a lie. These acts, part of human nature, are used as a source of power or as a defense mechanism. In the novel The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, the author, Kim Edwards explores the perception of secrets and lies through the life of the main character, David Henry. The…

The Jealousy Syndrome In Othello (1603), a play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the antagonist, Iago, enacts a plan to exact revenge on Othello, the army general, for appointing Cassio as lieutenant instead of him. He executes this by targeting Othello’s love for his wife, Desdemona by falsely implying that she is having an affair with Cassio. Jealousy is the central emotion throughout the play as it drives both Othello and Iago to act with cruelty to those around them. The role of Iago in…

As defined by the American Liver Foundation, cirrhosis “is the scarring of the liver with hard scar tissue replacing soft healthy tissue” (American Liver Foundation, 2015). Cirrhosis can be caused by multiple conditions including alcoholism, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Hepatitis C and genetic diseases such as Wilson’s Disease (ALF, 2015). In a study released by the Chronic Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF), “ patients with cirrhosis from alcoholism have more brain…