screen memory

memory /mem·o·ry/ (mem´o-re) that faculty by which sensations, impressions, and ideas are stored and recalled.

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immunologic memory  anamnesis; the capacity of the immune system to respond more rapidly and strongly to subsequent antigenic challenge than to the first exposure.

remote memory  memory that is serviceable for events long past, but not able to acquire new recollections.

replacement memory  the replacing of one memory with another.

screen memory  a consciously tolerable memory serving to conceal another memory that might be disturbing or emotionally painful if recalled.

short-term memory  memory that is lost within a brief period (from a few seconds to a maximum of about 30 minutes) unless reinforced.

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screen memory

n.

In psychoanalysis, the memory of an unacceptable but tolerable experience that unconsciously serves the purpose of concealing the memory of an associated experience that is more significant but emotionally more difficult to recall.

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screen memory

Etymology: ME, scren + L, memoria

a consciously tolerable memory that replaces one that is emotionally painful to recall.