Question

One of the greatest controversies in psychology today is the issue of recovered memories. Some individuals argue that such memories reveal past sexual abuse; others disagree. What is one of the concerns for those who raise questions about recovered memories?

Answer 1

Answer:

The information may be false.

Explanation:

One of the concerns of those of those who raised questions about recovered memories is that these memories may not be true and as such it will lead to false accusation and prosecution of innocent persons.

The factors that trigger recovering these memories may lead to recovery of a false memory, hence, they suggest that such memory shouldn't be considered serious.

Answer 2

Answer:

One of the concerns is that therapists may suggest the existence of such memories to their patients

Explanation:

Recovered memories are used to reveal to a person what might have happened in the past in someone's life and this memory might not be very pleasant to individual or might bring back pain or the feeling of guilt back to the individual.

those that raise concerns about recovered memories are concerned that therapists especially psychologists might want to suggest the idea to their patients when trying to help them deal with some issues and some contents of the recovered memory might make the case of the patient to become worse than expected.