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Shifting self, shifting memory: testing the self-memory system model with hypnotic identity delusions.

Rochelle E Cox¹, Amanda J Barnier

¹Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD), Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Rochelle.cox@mq.edu.au

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Hypnotic suggestions can alter autobiographical memory, making past experiences consistent with a new self. Memories conflicting with the hypnotically induced identity become less accessible, supporting the self-memory system model.

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Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Psychiatry

Background:

Conway's self-memory system (SMS) model posits that autobiographical memories are influenced by the current self.
This suggests memories can be altered to align with present self-perceptions, a phenomenon relevant to identity delusions.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether inducing an identity delusion via hypnosis alters autobiographical memory.
To test predictions derived from Conway's self-memory system (SMS) model regarding memory accessibility and consistency.

Main Methods:

Three experiments were conducted using high hypnotizable participants.
Hypnotic suggestion was employed to induce an identity delusion.
Autobiographical memory recall and accessibility were measured in relation to the induced self-state.

Main Results:

Participants exhibited convincing identity delusions and recalled supporting autobiographical memories.
These memories represented reinterpretations of past experiences to align with the suggested identity.
Memories inconsistent with the hypnotically deluded self were significantly less accessible.

Conclusions:

Findings support Conway's SMS model, demonstrating that shifts in self-concept can dynamically alter autobiographical memory.
The study proposes mechanisms for autobiographical remembering within hypnotic and clinical delusion contexts.