Repressed Memories

Running Head : REPRESSED MEMORIES

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Memory repression is a that has been discussed in the field of psychology for a long time . The question as to whether there really is such a thing as memory repressed or it is merely that the mind 's typical response to disturbing occurrences and experiences is to delete the memory altogether and make the person forget

In the journal article by Robert Ursano (2003 , he discussed about individuals who experienced sexual abuse in their childhood

. However the work concentrated not on the event of the abuse but the effects it generated to the victims psychologically . For instance , he stated that victims of childhood sexual abuse usually naturally resort to three means in to be able to move on in life . One is that the memory of the event is not forgotten although not savored as well . The second result is that there are those who forget the event altogether , not even an inkling of what took place many years before . The third result is that memories are repressed and the person is left with this feeling that something untoward has occurred but cannot exactly put a finger on it . On the third theory , it insists that not a memory is actually forgotten . Instead the mind resorts to a barrier in which the difficult experience is locked

On further discussion it has been found that victims of trauma whose minds and free will...