... as it has been studied in relatively controlled situations (e.g., laboratory experiments) as well as in more naturalistic settings (e.g., medical experiences, hurricanes). Evidence indicates that children's memory for traumatic events, like their memory for more mundane experiences, is reasonably good...

...This chapter focuses on the role children's physiological stress responses play in memory. It begins with a brief discussion of the rationale underlying the need to consider physiological stress responses when studying children's memory for emotional, primarily stressful, experiences...

...This chapter reviews recent studies on memory associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsies and with localization-related epilepsies. It also examines the impact of epilepsy surgery on children's memory. It shows that memory deficits are common across epilepsy syndromes. The prevalence...

...This chapter discusses the importance of distinctiveness in the development of memory in childhood. It outlines what research does exist on children's memory and distinctiveness, both in more traditional paradigms (for example, isolation effects, bizarre imagery, and similarity and difference...

...This chapter focuses on the connections between relationships, stress, and memory. Attachment theory offers a provocative framework for understanding these connections. The chapter discusses the influence of attachment relationships on children's memory for stressful events. It examines how parent...