Autobiographical Memory and the Covid-19 Pandemic
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The pandemic has generated an exceptional and ideal situation to study aspects of health and the functioning of cognitive processes, including memory. The primary objective of this book is to examine the functioning of autobiographical memory processes from two perspectives. First, to examine and collect the results obtained from the few studies carried out on the functioning of memory during confinement due to Covid-19, including studies on flashbulb memory of shocking events produced during the pandemic, such as the declaration of the state of confinement. It should not be forgotten that the…mehr

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The pandemic has generated an exceptional and ideal situation to study aspects of health and the functioning of cognitive processes, including memory. The primary objective of this book is to examine the functioning of autobiographical memory processes from two perspectives. First, to examine and collect the results obtained from the few studies carried out on the functioning of memory during confinement due to Covid-19, including studies on flashbulb memory of shocking events produced during the pandemic, such as the declaration of the state of confinement. It should not be forgotten that the lockdown meant the loss of freedom, separation from friends and family, and a sudden and unforeseen interruption of daily life and activities related to work/studies and leisure time, a complex situation that required a significant process of adaptation. The pandemic not only caused economic uncertainty with substantial repercussions at the professional and social level, but also enhanced feelings of isolation and generated higher levels of anxiety and depression and, ultimately, a reduction in the sense of well-being compared to the prehealth-crisis status.

This book will gather and agree on the conclusions derived from these studies, both in the memory of autobiographical experiences and in the elaborations and perspectives of how the future was perceived in those times of uncertainty. Secondly, we are interested in approaching the question of what impact the pandemic will have on our autobiographical memory in the future. We will ask whether we will use the pandemic as a referent to locate autobiographical memories, whether the memories of that period of our life will be less accessible showing a positivity effect or whether we will bias the memory of the pandemic period to make it more consistent with our current thoughts and behaviors. There is no doubt that Covid-19 is a milestone in our lives that will affect the way we remember our past and the way we envision our future. Examining those ideas is an objective of this book.
Autorenporträt
MALEN MIGUELES SECO is an associate professor in the Department of Basic Psychology the Faculty of Psychology of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) where she teaches Human Memory. She has published 48 scientific articles, 1 full book and 5 book chapters. Her entire research career has been linked to the study of memory in applied fields and with ecological validity. That is, a balance between experimental rigor and real-life situations. She is interested in autobiographical memory and memory for events in young and older adults, on the malleability of memory and in the role of inhibitory processes in cognition. ALAITZ AIZPURUA SANZ is an associate professor in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She completed a one-year postdoctoral stay at the University of Minnesota. She has published 34 scientific articles, 1 full book and 4 book chapters, has presented more than 60 contributions at conferences, and has received 3 research awards. Currently, her main lines of research are memory processes from the perspective of adult developmental psychology and socioemotional well-being in educational contexts.