Chapter 10. Can Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse Be Repressed and Then Recovered?

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Thinking Critically About: Can Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse Be Repressed and Then Recovered?

When long-ago childhood sexual abuse is disclosed, not believing an actual victim, and falsely accusing an alleged perpetrator, are two heartbreaking possibilities. In cases of “recovered” memories of childhood sexual abuse, misinformation and source amnesia may be at work. (This infographic is from Psychology in Everyday Life, 5th Edition, Chapter 7.)

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Question 10.1

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Two possible injustices are (1) disbelieving people’s true stories of victimization, and (2) accusing innocent people of abuse as a result of false “recovered memories.”

Question 10.2

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Memories tend to be unreliable for things that occurred at very young ages (before age 4), and when constructed long afterward with suggestions implanted during hypnosis or therapy.

Question 10.3

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The available evidence challenges this idea, indicating that people seldom forget traumas, and are instead much more likely to be haunted by intrusive memories.