To Help Resolve the Controversy Over Reports of Repressed Memories

question 6

Multiple Choice

To help resolve the controversy over reports of repressed memories of sexual abuse,major psychological and psychiatric associations suggest that

• A) all our experiences are preserved somewhere in our minds.
• B) the more stressful an experience is,the more quickly it will be consciously forgotten.
• C) repression is the most common mechanism underlying the failure to recall early childhood abuse.
• D) adult memories of experiences happening before age 4 are unreliable.

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Definitions:

Meninges

The three protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.

Spinal Nerve Plexuses

Networks of intersecting spinal nerves that distribute and collect nerve signals from specific regions of the body.

Anterior Roots

The front part of the spinal nerve that carries motor output from the central nervous system to the peripheral organs and muscles.

Motor Neurons

Neurons that transmit impulses from the central nervous system to muscles or glands, inducing action.