hypnosis ↔ repressed memory

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Hypnosis is frequently utilized as a therapeutic technique to facilitate the recovery of repressed memories [1]. However, this practice is controversial, as the hypnotic state can lead to the creation of false memories [2] and necessitates strict judicial standards due to the potential for memory distortion [3].

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State of New Hampshire Supreme Court, Hungerford v. Morahan fmsfonline.org Thomas A. Pavlinic · False Memory Syndrome Foundation 1 fact

perspectiveJudicial standards governing hypnosis should be applied to repressed memory cases because memory retrieval techniques can induce hypnotic states.

Alien abduction claims examined - Harvard Gazette news.harvard.edu Harvard Gazette 1 fact

claimDuring sessions where psychiatrists or psychologists hypnotize individuals to recover repressed memories, those individuals may recover false memories of being transported into spacecraft and subjected to medical and sexual experiments.