Your Friend Was Violently Assaulted and Can't Forget Her Experience

question 58

Multiple Choice

Your friend was violently assaulted and can't forget her experience. She has heard that there are pills that "erase traumatic memories" and wants to take one. She asks you what you know about these pills. What advice can you give her?

• A) The drugs will completely block recall of her trauma.
• B) The drugs may reduce the emotional experience of the trauma but not erase the memory.
• C) The drugs are essentially placebos, and have no demonstrable effects.
• D) The drugs often make memories of trauma worse, and they persist longer.

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