= Warning-signal hypothesis of intrusive memories
The proposal that sensory impressions preceding the worst moments of a <Psychological trauma>[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.<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]{ref}
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