トラウマ性ストレス障害と治療のジャーナル

Childhood Repression and its Impact

Donald Brown*

Repressed memory is a controversial, and mainly scientifically debunked, theory that painful memories are stored in the unconscious mind and are unavailable for regular conscious recall. According to the repressed memory idea, even if a person is unable to recall a memory, it can still affect them through subconscious influences on behavior and emotional responses.