Warning-signal hypothesis of intrusive memories
ID: warning-signal-hypothesis-of-intrusive-memories
The proposal that sensory impressions preceding the worst moments of a trauma acquire predictive significance and are later reexperienced as warning signals. Descriptive clinical content supports investigation of the account, while causal conditioning and retrospective reconstruction require separate tests.[ref]
The nature of intrusive memories after trauma: the warning signal hypothesis by Anke Ehlers and others. Behaviour Research and Therapy 40, 995–1002; descriptions of intrusion content, sensory qualities and moments preceding worst impact
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