Dissociation Researchers disagree about whether dissociation or a sense of emotional detachment and physical experiences, impact the ability of people with BPD to recall the specifics of past events. A 1999 study reported that the specificity of autobiographical memory was decreased in BPD patients. The researchers found that decreased ability to recall specifics was correlated with patients' levels of dissociation, which 'may help them to avoid episodic information that would evoke acutely negative affect'.
Dissociation Researchers disagree about whether dissociation or a sense of emotional detachment and physical experiences, impact the ability of people with BPD to recall the specifics of past events A 1999 study reported that the specificity of autobiographical memory was decreased in BPD patients. The researchers found that decreased ability to recall specifics was correlated with patients' levels of dissociation which 'may help them to avoid episodic information that would evoke acutely negative affect'.