Recovered Memories of Abuse: Assessment, Therapy, Forensics (Psychotherapy Practitioner Resource Books)

By Kenneth S. Pope and Laura S. Brown

Research suggests that most therapists will see at least one client with recovered memories in their professional careers. However, the experience may vex and challenge those who are aware of the controversy that surrounds this issue. Are all memories to be blanketly accepted as true? Or is the process of recovered memories a scientific impossibility? Pope and Brown warn readers that no single established truth will offer a convenient solution. Instead of invariant rules, they offer guidance for creating a habit of questioning: questioning the claims and methods of both research and practice, questioning the plausibility and purpose of reported events, and questioning one's own biases and lapses in logic. Only by avoiding the trap of premature closure will clinicians succeed in understanding what motivates each report of recovered memories and responding responsively and effectively.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155798395X
• ISBN13: 9781557983954
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: APA Books
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"