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SYNDROME SOUVENIRS FICTIFS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false memory syndrome
1, record 1, English, false%20memory%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FMS 2, record 1, English, FMS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- recovered memory syndrome 3, record 1, English, recovered%20memory%20syndrome
see observation
- repressed memory syndrome 3, record 1, English, repressed%20memory%20syndrome
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The apparent recollection during psychotherapy of childhood sexual abuse, especially by a relation which had not in fact taken place. 3, record 1, English, - false%20memory%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freud is the true historical sponsor of FMS. 3, record 1, English, - false%20memory%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The validity of the "repressed memory" procedure is hotly contested, and "recovered memory syndrome" is often characterized as "false memory syndrome". 3, record 1, English, - false%20memory%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome des faux souvenirs
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20des%20faux%20souvenirs
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Souvenirs fictifs d'agressions qui remontent à l'enfance. 2, record 1, French, - syndrome%20des%20faux%20souvenirs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un thérapeute pourrait-il vous inventer des souvenirs d'abus sexuels ? [...] Six parents [...] nous ont été référés par un organisation de parents établie aux États-Unis, la «False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF)» [Fondation du syndrome des faux souvenirs]. Son but est de faire connaître ce syndrome que l'on décrit comme la création de souvenirs traumatisants, objectivement faux, mais auxquels une personne croit fermement. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20des%20faux%20souvenirs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- syndrome des souvenirs fictifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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