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We report a case of psychogenic amnesia and examine the relationships between autobiographical memory impairment, the self, and ability to imagine the future. Case study JH, a 60-year-old male, experienced a 6-year period of pervasive psychogenic amnesia covering all life events from childhood to the age of 53. JH was tested during his amnesic period and again following hypnotherapy and the recovery of his memories. JH's amnesia corresponded with deficits in self-knowledge and imagining the future. Results are discussed with reference to models of self and memory and processes involving remembering and imagining.

Original publication

DOI

10.1080/13554794.2014.977923

Type

Journal article

Journal

Neurocase

Publication Date

2015

Volume

21

Pages

727 - 737

Keywords

autobiographical memory, identity, imagining the future, psychogenic amnesia, self, Amnesia, Humans, Imagination, Male, Memory, Episodic, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Self Concept, Semantics