The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegations of Sexual AbuseAccording to many clinical psychologists, when the mind is forced to endure a horrifying experience, it has the ability to bury the entire memory of it so deeply within the unconscious that it can only be recalled in the form of a flashback triggered by a sight, a smell, or a sound. Indeed, therapists and lawyers have created an industry based on treating and litigating the cases of people who suddenly claim to have "recovered" memories of everything from child abuse to murder. |
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Attachment Theory and Close Relationships Jeffry A. Simpson,William Steven Rholes No preview available - 1998 |