Repressed Memory

In the 1980s and 1990s, repressed memory was one of the most controvercial topics in psychology and law. Repressed memory is the psychological process or unconsciously keeping something out of awareness for extended periods of time because of the unpleasant emotions associated with it. In other words, keeping a memory hidden for a long time because it is an unpleasant memory. My father has some repressed memories. After my parent's divorce, my dad was dating a younger women. I do not know the details of how they met, but she was a waitress at Chili's. He found out that she had been cheating on him, and one night he made a big mistake. He was drinking a lot of alcohol on a Friday night after work, and when she got home from work, they argued a lot. He ended up …show more content…
I do not know as much as these psychologists and scientists, but I know for my own personal experience that memories fade over time. I have had some bad experiences, but I cannot explain the full situation. I can recall the memory of what happened, but I cannot explain my surroundings. As the time has passed, I have been forgetting more and more of what happened. I have not been sexually abused as a child, so I could not say they are lying. I do agree that what happens during childhood affects the overall outcome of an adult. I do think the amount of experiences with a situation affect the memory of an individual. For example, a man could lose his wife in a car accident listening to a song. Every time he listens to that song, he will be reminded of his wife's death. This is a way of learning. You can match one object with another in your mind and your mind knows exactly what is going on. You can teach a dog when it is time to eat by ringing a bell every time before you feed him. I kind of agree with both sides on repressed memory because it could happen, but I do not think the correct answer has been given