You Have Just Read the Section on Recovered Memories in Your

question 65

Multiple Choice

You have just read the section on recovered memories in your text. Based on your reading, what would you say to a psychotherapist who suspects that her client has repressed memories of prior sexual abuse?

• A) "By suggesting past abuse, you may actually be creating false memories."
• B) "Don't take seriously any clients' claims that they have recovered a memory of past abuse."
• C) "Without objective corroborating evidence, it is unethical to suggest that abuse occurred."
• D) "The notion of 'repression' is as outdated as Sigmund Freud's other ideas."

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