Our experiences – both positive and negative – shape how we perceive ourselves and the world, forming the foundation of our identity. While some experiences become a central part of our life story, others fade into the background – but why? Why do some memories continue to haunt us, affecting our mental health? How does our mental health influence what we remember? What happens when we target autobiographical memories in treatment?
This symposium will bring together diverse research perspectives — cognitive, developmental, and clinical, experimental and observational — to explore the complex interplay between autobiographical memory, identity, and psychopathology. We will also critically examine what role experimental psychopathology (EPP) research – traditionally adopting a rather reductionistic approach – could play in advancing our understanding of these big themes.
Date
May 22-23, 2025
Location
Kapellerput, Somerenseweg 100, 5591 TN Heeze
www.kapellerput.nl
Organization
Renée Visser (Amsterdam University), Mona Klau (Amsterdam University)
| Thursday
May 22 |
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| 10.15 – 10.50 | Welcome + Coffee/Tea |
| 10.50 – 11.00 | Opening by organizers |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Prof. Chris Brewin (University College London) – The I-self and the Me-self in clinical disorders |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Dr. Jonas Everaert (Tilburg University) – Affective memory bias and dynamics in psychopathology |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Dr. Ineke Wessel (University of Groningen) – How 30(+) years of EPP research (and the replication crisis) shaped my core beliefs about memory |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30 – 16.00
16.00 – 16.30 16.30 -17.30 17.30 – 20.00 |
PhD Talk 1: Ardian Praptomojati –
PhD Talk 2: Faya Reinhold – Interactive part Drinks + Dinner |
| Friday
May 23 |
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| 09.00 – 10.00 | Dr. Annabel Bogaerts (University of Amsterdam) – (Narrative) identity and (personality) psychopathology in community and clinical populations |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | PhD Talk 3: Wencke Donath – Do Identity States Differ in Attentional processing of Concern-Related Stimuli? Insights from a Dot-Probe in Dissasociative Identity Disorder |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Dr. Tom Barry (University of Bath) – An examination of the social function of autobiographical memory and its relevance in psychopathology |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Dr. Julie Krans (Radboud University) – Changing core beliefs with imagery rescripting |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Wrap up interactive assignment |