False Memory Syndrome Foundation

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False Memory Syndrome Foundation

The False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) is a non-profit organization established in 1992. The foundation was created in response to the increasing number of reported cases of False Memory Syndrome (FMS), a condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by memories that are factually incorrect but that they strongly believe.

Pronunciation

False Memory Syndrome Foundation: /fɔːls mɛməriː sɪndroʊm faʊndeɪʃən/

Etymology

The term "False Memory Syndrome" was coined by the FMSF to describe a supposed mental condition, in which individuals allegedly create false memories of abuse. The term "Foundation" refers to the organization established to study and provide information about this phenomenon.

Related Terms

  • False Memory: A psychological phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened.
  • Recovered Memory Therapy: A controversial psychotherapy method that is claimed to recover repressed memories.
  • Memory Implantation: A technique used in cognitive psychology to investigate human memory.
  • Repressed Memory: A hypothetical concept used to explain a perceived absence of memory about traumatic events.
  • Memory Distortion: An inaccuracy or distortion that is present in the human memory.

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