A Child in an Extremely Abusive Family Situation Often Seems

question 161

Multiple Choice

A child in an extremely abusive family situation often seems to become deaf to the verbal abuse and insensitive to the physical abuse, as if the child simply wasn't there experiencing the abuse. One explanation for this behavior is:

• A) self-hypnosis.
• B) state-dependent memory.
• C) eidetic imagery.
• D) memory while under simulated anesthesia.

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