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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2018. Vol. 7, no. 3, 126–134
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2018070312
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Overgeneral autobiographical memory (phenomenon, mechanisms, empirical research)

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O.D. Pugovkina

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Abstract

In the last several years the role of overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM) has been widely discussed in scientific articles as a factor in the appearance and chronification of depressive disorders. The present article describes the phenomenon of OGM as the difficulty in remembering episodes of specific events. Areas of research of OGM are discussed: its modern conceptualization, psychological mechanisms, as well as the role of genetic and psychosocial factors in its development. Methodological issues and directions of further research are discussed.

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Keywords: overgeneral, autobiographical memory, cognitive factors, depressive disorders, rumination

Journal rubric: Medical Psychology

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2018070312

For citation: Pugovkina O.D. Overgeneral autobiographical memory (phenomenon, mechanisms, empirical research) [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2018. Vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 126–134. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2018070312. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Olga D. Pugovkina, PhD in Psychology, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Senior Research Associate, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Counseling, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry — Branch of The Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-9843, e-mail: olgapugovkina@yandex.ru

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