Autobiographical Memory and the Self

Relationship and Implications for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Soljana Cili, Lusia Stopa

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781138093010
• eBook ISBN: 9781351606097
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Clinical Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Autobiographical memory shapes our understanding of ourselves, guides our behaviour, and helps us to develop and maintain relationships with others. The ways in which we interpret and narrate our memories have important implications for our psychological well-being, and can sometimes contribute to the onset and maintenance of a variety of psychological disorders.

Autobiographical Memory and the Self: Relationship and Implications for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy synthesises the growing cognitive, social, personality, and clinical psychological literature on the memory-self relationship. It creates an interdisciplinary dialogue which explores autobiographical memory and its relevance for clinical practice, especially cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT).

The authors propose a model for understanding the mechanisms of change involved in therapeutic interventions targeting negative or traumatic memories whilst providing insights into recent debates and avenues for future research. Autobiographical Memory and the Self will be useful to clinicians and clinical trainees, researchers, and psychology postgraduate students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Introduction to autobiographical memory and its functions
• 2 The journey from concrete experience to abstract self-knowledge: How autobiographical memory contributes to the development of the self
• 3 Not just a long-term affair: How autobiographical memory retrieval exerts an immediate influence on the self
• 4 Implications of the memory-self relationship for psychological well-being
• 5 Implications of the memory-self relationship and narrative identity literature for cognitive-behavioural therapy
• 6 What next? Reflections and directions for future research on the memory-self relationship
• Index