動機性遺忘(motivated forgetting)是一種個體心理自我保護的防禦行為,意即人會有意或無意的忘記那些會造成不愉快的心緒或內心衝突的事物,多見于越戰老兵。[1] [2]

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  2. ^ Schacter, Daniel L. Psychology Second Edition. 41 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010: Worth Publishers. 2011: 482–483. ISBN 978-1-4292-3719-2.