early recollections

Early recollections are those single incidents from childhood which the individual is able to reconstitute in present experience as mental pictures or as focused sensory memories. They are understood dynamically; that is, the act of re-collecting and re-remembering is a present activity, the historical accuracy of which is irrelevant; therefore, early recollections are understood in Individual Psychology as mirroring presently-held convictions, evaluations, attitudes, and biases.