What Is Meant by a Flashbulb Memory? Describe Its Characteristics

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Essay

What is meant by a flashbulb memory? Describe its characteristics. Give an example that is well known. Some psychologists are not impressed by these well-known examples of this phenomenon. What are some of the criticisms of the idea of flashbulb memory?

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Definitions:

Emotional Flooding Therapies

are therapeutic techniques that expose individuals to emotional triggers in a controlled environment to reduce their sensitivity.

Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes personal responsibility and focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation.

Straight Interpretation

A direct and unambiguous explanation or understanding of an event, statement, or concept without any alteration.

Gestalt Exercises

Activities and experiments used in Gestalt therapy to enhance self-awareness and promote change by focusing on the present moment and personal responsibility.