When Someone Remembers a Long-Forgotten and Traumatic Event in His

question 261

Multiple Choice

When someone remembers a long-forgotten and traumatic event in his or her life, such as the recollection of having been abused as a child, the memory is called

• A) repressed memory
• B) schema formation.
• C) infantile amnesia.
• D) long-term potentiation.

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Definitions:

Genetic Counseling

Advice concerning the probabilities that a couple’s children will show genetic abnormalities.

Prenatal Testing

Involves medical tests conducted during pregnancy to assess the health and development of the fetus.

After Conception

The period and developmental processes that occur following the fertilization of an egg.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A fatal genetic neurological disorder in which nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are progressively destroyed.