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Published on: November 14, 2018
Clinical applications of counterfactual thinking during memory reactivation
Felipe De Brigard1, Eleanor Hanna2
1Department of Philosophy,Duke University,Durham,NC 27708.felipe.debrigard@duke.eduwww.felipedebrigard.com.
Abstract:
The Integrative Memory Model offers a strong foundation upon which to build successful strategies for clinical intervention. The next challenge is to figure out which cognitive strategies are more likely to bring about successful and beneficial modifications of reactivated memories during therapy. In this commentary we suggest that exercising emotional regulation during episodic counterfactual thinking is likely to be a successful therapeutic strategy to bring about beneficial memory modifications.
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