Question

Janel was sexually abused by her uncle when she was 5 years old. This experience was so devastating and traumatic that she removed the memory from her conscious awareness. This is an example of a(n) _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Repression.

Explanation:

Repression is an unconcious tool of the brain to make you forget traumatic events such as abuse, as the example.  It is different from supression, where you actively work your mind to forget that awful memory so you can move on. This supression can lead to many psychological problems that sometimes we don't understand where it came from or even post-traumatic stress syndrome. It also causes amnesia, that makes the person forgets the moment of the act or the entire period of her life when that happened.