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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

The life story of the self ... and the building block from which self is construed and constructed.

CONT

The few studies devoted to the investigation of autobiographical memory in schizophrenia showed that schizophrenia patients recall fewer autobiographical memories than do age-matched control subjects. Both semantic (personal facts) and episodic (specific events) components of autobiographical memory are affected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

Ensemble d'informations et de souvenirs particuliers à un individu accumulés depuis sa naissance et qui lui permettent de construire un sentiment d'identité et de continuité.

CONT

La mémoire autobiographique fait référence à deux composantes : la mémoire des incidents personnels ayant un contexte spatio-temporel précis (relevant du système épisodique) et les connaissances factuelles relatives à l'identité (qui relèvent de la mémoire sémantique).

Spanish

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