Are repressed memories real? Explain why you believe that, with empirical evidence from research and other types of evidence (experience and reasoning). If you include experiences, please note that highly emotional or traumatic experiences are neither expected nor suggested. I do suggest that, if you wish to share some of these experiences, you make your descriptions general enough so they are not going to trigger any unnecessary and unwanted anxiety or trauma. I know from previous experience that many students actually want to share this information and they sometimes do so without thinking that they will possibly cause themselves some discomfort by doing so. All students are able to edit their posts, so you can remove anything that you might have had second thoughts about. If you find that you are unable to edit or delete part of your essay, let me know and I will help you with it.
Is there another phenomenon that explains our ability or inability to remember traumatic events? If real, is it an unconscious or conscious process?
