TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Involuntary Autobiographical Memories
JO  - Applied cognitive psychology
A1  - Berntsen, Dorthe
SP  - 435
EP  - 454
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
N2  - Results from a diary study of involuntary memories are presented (14 subjects; 7 males, 7 females, average age 23 years). Virtually all of the recorded memories had identifiable cues. Memory access was biased towards (a) mood-congruent (b) recent and (c) distinctive (unusual) events. The memories were most frequently rated as emotionally positive and prior rehearsal was rated low. Also, the memories were found to influence current mood consonant with the emotional valence of the memories. Stressful and repetitive involuntary recollections--as they are observed in clinical settings subsequent to traumatic events--may be viewed as a malignant effect of normal mechanisms of involuntary memories.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0888-4080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(199610)10:5<435::AID-ACP408>3.0.CO;2-L
ID  - ref1
ER  -