Memory Impacted by Stress and Trauma
Duration: 3
Synopsis
Eve Ash and Dr Elizabeth Loftus share accounts of when each was robbed, and then couldn’t remember personal information when asked to explain what happened. Dr Loftus explains that a shock can interfere with our memories’ ability to retrieve key details. Eve Ash asks if hypnosis is a way to retrieve lost memories. Dr Loftus replies that hypnosis can often produce false memories.
Key Learning Points
Our memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosisOur memories can be impacted by stress or traumatic events:
- Shock can interfere with memory retrieval
- Details suffer in memory
- False memories can come out under hypnosis
Recommended Audiences
- All staff
Distributed in the following format(s)
- Stream
Available in the following language(s)
- English
Media Type
Video Recording
Presentation Style
- Interview
STOCK CODE
I&S94-5
Published
Melbourne, Australia
Filming location
USA and Australia
Release year
2020
Copyright owner
Seven Dimensions
Publisher
Seven Dimensions