Journal Article

Self, memory, and imagining the future in a case of psychogenic amnesia

Abstract

We report a case of psychogenic amnesia and examine the relationships between autobiographical memory impairment, the self, and ability to imagine the future. Case study JH, a 60 year old male, experienced a 6 year period of pervasive psychogenic amnesia covering all life events from childhood to the age of 53. JH was tested during his amnesic period and again following hypnotherapy and the recovery of his memories. JH’s amnesia corresponded with deficits in self-knowledge and imagining the future. Results are discussed with reference to models of self and memory and processes involving remembering and imagining.

Attached files

Authors

Rathbone, Clare J.
Ellis, Judi
Baker, Ian
Butler, Chris

Oxford Brookes departments

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences\Department of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health

Dates

Year of publication: 2014
Date of RADAR deposit: 2015-12-22

---

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

---

Related resources

This RADAR resource is the Author's Original of Self, memory, and imagining the future in a case of psychogenic amnesia
This RADAR resource is Cited by Self, memory, and imagining the future in a case of psychogenic amnesia