screen memory
     A psychoanalytic term for the memory for events dating from early childhood, fleeting, elusive memories that have managed to filter through the ego's defensive efforts at repression. The usual interpretation is that such memories function as 'covers' for other emotionally dangerous information which they, in fact, repress...

      The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology, © Arthur S. Reber 1995

WRITER'S NOTE:
"Screen memory" was first explained to me as the memory of a scene which immediately preceded or followed, in time, an event which was so traumatic that the mind will not allow itself to remember that event directly, remembering instead only that scene or image which preceded or followed it—even though that image may be totally benign or seemingly meaningless.

When something happens which might otherwise trigger a memory of the traumatic event, this seemingly benign image is recalled instead. The psychologically astute will notice and question the significance of this often-appearing "screen memory"…

It is this richly suspense-laden concept which inspired the creation the psychological/crime thriller script, "Screen Memory."

NOTE: "Screen memory" is also a well-known computer term, thereby adding to the intrigue value of the title for millions of computer buffs!

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