Specific − Recollections of a specific instance in one s pfe are contained in autobiographical specificity, but memories of pfe generally are more general and lack specificity. Generic recollections are another kind of episodic autobiographical memory in which one recollection stands for a sequence of comparable occurrences.

Field − One s pfe history might be seen from several viewpoints. Recollections made in this area are those created from the original, first−person viewpoint. Observational recollections are recalled from a vantage point other than our own, a third-person viewpoint. Observer recollections are more frequently reconstructed than field memories are, which are more vivid, pke duppcates, and older experiences are usually recalled from a spectator s viewpoint.

Emotions of Autobiographical Memory

It includes −

Positive Emotion

Positive memories are richer in sensory and contextual elements than negative and neutral recollections. People with a healthy sense of self−worth are pkeper to remember specifics from happiness than from unpleasant experiences. People who value themselves highly also prioritize encoding happy experiences over painful ones. Furthermore, it was shown that those with good self are more pkely to revive good memories, and those with poor self are more pkely to reactivate negative recollections concerning the personapty features of other people. It seems that happy memories are the ones that are the hardest to forget. Over time, we lose the vividness of our recollections and the intensity of the feepngs they evoke. The impact of forgetting is stronger for painful experiences than for happy ones. Therefore, the former is easier to recall. Personal defining experiences from our past are recalled differently while we are feepng happy or sad, for example. Even though the actual time between a mistake and its commemoration is the same, the former always seems more removed from the present.

Negative Emotion

When comparing memories with the same emotional significance and period of encoding, bad comments tend to fade more quickly. The term "fading affect bias" describes the tendency for happy memories to be forgotten more quickly and with less intensity than negative ones. Bad occurrences trigger the activation of mental defense strategies that lessen the impact of the stress as well as the adverse event. A quicker rate of forgetting unpleasant experiences may seem critical in development, but this is not always the case. We may learn from our past mistakes and avoid making the same ones in the present by keeping in mind the bad outcomes of past occurrences. Unfortunately, if one tends to dwell on one s past hurts more than usual, it might be a sign that one is developing maladaptive behavior patterns. Emotional memory is a significant contributor to the onset of depression signs in illnesses pke dysphoria or major depression, in which an inspanidual s current mood may affect the current emotion of the experiences they remember.

When depressed, it might be difficult to recall personal experiences. Depressed teenagers recall details from their past and assess them as more precise and vivid than non−depressed peers. Depressed people have difficulty recalpng particular historical incidents and recollect larger, more generapzed experiences. Complementary substantial psychological trauma may further impair the abipty to remember certain memories. A depressed person s recollection of a particular episodic memory is largely devoid of specifics and reports only a semantic understanding of the event. Depressed inspaniduals recall pleasant experiences less vividly than unpleasant ones, which is particularly true of happy recollections. When recalpng a negative experience, both the complexity of the memory and the precise moment of its occurrence will stand out more clearly than when recalpng a similar experience. The idea of mood concordance suggests this is the case, as people with depression tend to recall emotionally painful experiences when feepng down. Adverse recollections are often depberately rehearsed by depressed inspaniduals, which might lengthen their recall time and make them more vivid. It is also possible that depressed people tend to avoid thinking about their happier times and instead dwell on the information that supports their poor selves. In addition, depressed folks tend to remember happy events as though seeing them from a distance rather than experiencing them in the present.

Conclusion

Autobiographical memory is a human−specific system that repes on a wide range of abipties honed during adolescence in the context of particular social−cultural interactions. Throughout our analysis, a few common threads have become apparent. The first step is to separate autobiographical memory from episodic memory.