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Title

Toward the scientific study of autobiographical memory narratives in psychotherapy (Response to Commentaries on Autobiographical Memory Narratives in Psychotherapy: A Coding System Applied to the Case of Cynthia)

Authors

Jefferson A. Singer, Connecticut CollegeFollow
Laura Bonalume, University of Milan - Bicocca

Document Type

Response or Comment

Publication Date

11-9-2010

Comments

Initially published in Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 2010, p215-222.

© 2010 by Rutgers University Libraries

PDF available at publishers website at: http://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/pcsp/article/view/1044/2441

Abstract

In responding to Adler (2010) and Moertl, Boritz, Bryntwick, and Angus (2010), we elaborate three areas of discussion: (1) Defining the autobiographical memory narrative unit; (2) Clarifications regarding our approach to coding narrative memories; and (3) Potential future research. Our response highlights the importance of a coding system specific to long-term narrative memories, the need to distinguish clearly what is meant by narrative memory, and the value of creating a bridge between the study of narrative memory in psychotherapy and research in cognitive science and personality psychology.

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Recommended Citation

Singer, J. A., & Bonalume, L. (2010). Toward the scientific study of autobiographical memory narratives in psychotherapy. Pragmatic Case Studies In Psychotherapy, 6(3), 215-222.