The Issue of Whether Patients Can Recover Repressed Memories of Sexual

question 123

Multiple Choice

The issue of whether patients can recover repressed memories of sexual abuse in childhood is an important one. A commission of therapists and researchers met to discuss the evidence, and the conclusion from this commission was that

• A) all memories recovered with the help of a therapist must be accurate.
• B) repression is impossible, so recovered memories are also impossible.
• C) scientific research cannot answer this question, so it must remain a mystery.
• D) there was so much disagreement the therapists and researchers issued separate reports.

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