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Repression, 1995.
Exploration of the history and concept of repressed memory. Looks at proposed definitions, possible mechanisms and critiques of the theory of repression.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 13 sources, $ 127.95
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"Repressed Memory
Introduction
The problem with the scientific exploration of repressed memory is, as Elizabeth Loftus and others have noted, is that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to prove that it either exists or does not exist. The intent in the following pages is to explore the history of the concept of repressed memory, examining both proposed definitions or mechanisms for it, and critiques of the conceptualization.
The Early History of Repressed Memory
There is a clear difference between memories that have simply been forgotten, or are inaccessible to us, and repressed ..."
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Freud & Marx on Repression, 2001.
Essay on era Marx lived in, his opposition to violations of human rights, his view of repressive nature of capitalism. Examines Freud's view of repression as a necessity to restrict the individual's untrammeled expression of natural instincts.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The ideas of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud had such influence on the Twentieth Century that it is hard to find any other figure to compare them with. Both were born Jews, became atheists, and criticized their societies as few before or since have done. Each was endowed with a brilliant mind, and followed the logic of their thinking to conclusions that brought them widespread derision and opposition, as well as zealousadherents. The political world has never been the same since Marx. And it?s fair to say we human beings will never see the immense and unexplored jungle in our own psyches the same way after Freud.
Many people are awed by the work of great intellectuals, thinking their thought will be beyond comprehension. But the..."
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Repressed Memories, 2002.
This paper explores the psychological condition whereby a patient suffers from repressed memories.
2,694 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper examines research involving repressed and recovered memory. The writer begins by pointing out the issues and controversies that the psychiatric community is currently facing. The paper defines repressed memory and recovered memory as a "defense mechanism whereby our thoughts are pulled out of our conscious and into our unconscious".
Contents:
Introduction
Definition of Repressed Memory and Recovered Memory
Issues and controversy
Research
Conclusion
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"Recovered Memories are memories that have been repressed and are recovered at some later date. Often times the event is not recovered until years after it has occurred. According to an article, published by Elsevier Science, recovered memory is not a new phenomenon. (Sivers et al 2002) In fact, it was first discovered during the early twentieth century. The article also explains that there are two schools of thought on the topic of recovered memory. The first school of thought asserts that memories of traumatic events can be repressed and recovered and that the recovered memories can be accurate and clear. The second school of thought asserts that adults with problems simply use the theory of repressed memory to make excuses for their dysfunctional lives."
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Freud?s Theory of Repression, 2004.
An analysis of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud's theory of subconscious repression, and the response of other psychologists to this theory.
2,675 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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Sigmund Freud is commonly attributed with creating the theory of the conscious and subconscious, with the concept of the many sexual complexes and drives that run our lives and our subconscious, and with the idea that things, which are not socially acceptable, will be hidden away within the subconscious. This paper provides an overview of this process of burying the unacceptable aspects of life away into the subconscious regression. It is generally believed, though there appear to be exceptions to this belief, that Freud considered all repression to be a subconscious act, a sort of ?defense mechanism? against the uncomfortable or painful facts of life. The paper also examines the response of four psychologists to Freud's theory of repression, namely those of Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, B.F. Skinner, and Michael Billig.
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"Recently, the idea of ?repressed memories? of a sexual nature has led to what some people consider a witch-hunt, and others a true renaissance: the rise of psychologists aiding patients, and women in particular, to recover memories of sexual abuse which are at the root of their problems. Some debate exists as to whether this is what Freud had in mind when he spoke of repression -- some suggest that he turned away from the reality of incest in order to pursue his ideas of repressed fantasies materializing as memories, others suggest that his very idea of repression validates the recovered memories."
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The Repressed/False Memory Debate and its Crucial Consensus, 2002.
Explores the nature of repressed memory and the ability of therapists to distinguish between true and false childhood memories.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 133.95
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Summary: The repressed/false memory debate is marked by sharp polarities of what Loftus terms firm believers and skeptics who "point to the reconstructive nature of memory and ask for evidence and corroboration". The debate is far from theoretical since individual's reputations and futures are at stake. While the claims and arguments on both sides of the controversy will be discussed, the purpose here is to explore the nature of memory, repression and dissociation to determine if therapists can distinguish between true and false memories of childhood trauma.
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Repressed Memories, 2005.
A discussion of repressed memories of child sexual abuse.
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses the effects of repressed memories of child sexual abuse. The paper first examines the link between trauma and repressed memories. The paper then comments on the false memory debate. The rest of the paper is dedicated to a discussion of the lifetime effects of childhood sexual abuse, such as experiencing dissociative disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Repressed Memory Speech, 2007.
This paper looks at informative speech and discusses repressed or recovered ('false') memories.
812 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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In this article, the writer explains that for therapists, true memories can provide clues as to why patients are suffering from a variety of psychological problems. The writer notes that helping clients gain a clearer understanding requires greater and more detailed insight into the patient's past. Further, the writer points out that most clinical psychologists believe that children can learn to block memories as a survival mechanism and repression, which may cease to be helpful in adult life. Away from the traumatic environment, adults may find their memories resurfacing, either gradually in fragments, or suddenly in vivid flashbacks. The writer maintains that the issue of repressed memory remains controversial, even with the American Psychological Association itself. The writer then concludes that the real truth may be that not all cases are false and not all cases are true, but when dealing with the complex and suggestible process of memory and recall, it can be difficult to discern truth from fiction.
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"The debate over so-called recovered memory syndrome leaves therapists in a bind. Even the name of the syndrome is controversial. Advocates who say the memories are real call the memories repressed, those who say the memories are false call the memories planted. In 1996, Susan Clancy, then a psychology fellow at Harvard, tried to find a way to see if some people were more prone to re-create memories than other people. She tested women who said they had repressed and then recovered memories of sexual abuse, and control groups who said they were either never sexually abused or had never forgotten their abuse. All were asked to study, memorize and then recite back a list of related words, like candy, sugar, cookie and brownie, that were related to the word sweet--but never the word sweet itself. Everybody had a tendency to falsely remember that the word sweet was one of the words that had been listed, but the women who claimed to have recovered memories of sexual abuse were significantly more likely than the control groups to be very, very confident that the critical word sweet was falsely on that list."
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Repressed Nature in Contemporary Culture, 2001.
An analysis of repressed desire in modern culture using Sigmund Freud's theories.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 41.95
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Throughout contemporary culture, many instances of repressed desire are apparent although they exist under the depths of the mind's consciousness. Although Sigmund Freud psychoanalyzed and wrote during the Modernist Era, his analyses of society are easily applied to modern culture and society. This paper shows that the ability to psychoanalyze everyday events is not complicated; however, it requires looking well into the common events of daily lives and rethinking situations and political stances that are usually taken for granted.
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"To begin with, most societies in the twenty-first century must cope with the environmental impacts of waste created by human consumption. One method of socially acceptable disposal is the creation of the modern garbage dump. The use of the term "creation" here is to explicitly show the alliance with Freud's concept of a young child's fascination with one of his first creations, his excrement, which is explained by the anal stage of the psychic development. As a young child learns from his authority figures, namely his parents, that it is absolutely unacceptable to play with his excrement, he begins to repress that fascination until a later date. It shows up much later in life as the creation of technologies such as waste management."
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Repressed Memories: Real, Imagined, or False?, 2004.
An examination of the concept of repressed memories in psychological terms.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This essay looks into the validity of repressed and recovered memories and looks at some of the recent research that has been conducted in this area.
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"Repression was considered by Freud to be the most basic and important defense strategy, in which memories too frightening or painful are excluded from an individual's conscious awareness. Although repression is the fundamental concept behind psychoanalysis, it is rarely entirely successful on its own and is often employed with other defense mechanisms to prevent the repressed memories 'breaking through' into consciousness (Erdelyi, 1985). Successful repression of traumatic memories can affect an individual at unconscious, semiconscious and, according to some, physiological levels (Pennebaker & O'Heeron, 1984)."
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Repressed/Recovered Memory Therapy, 2002.
A look at the violation of the principle of listening to and learning from the patient in repressed/recovered memory therapy.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how the principle of listening to and learning from the patient is violated in the practice of repressed/recovered memory therapy. It is very dangerous, unethical, and has resulted in legal trouble.
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Examining the Validity of Repressed Memories, 2002.
A paper which explores the role of gender in suggestibility and memory elaboration.
3,228 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 93.95
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The repressed memory controversy has spawned numerous debates in a variety of fields, from clinical psychology to legal studies, from the utility of repressed memory testimony in the courtroom to the nature of memory storage and recall. This paper reviews the research literature around the concept of repressed memories and proposes that, despite its emerging salience as a factor, one area not elaborately researched is the role of gender in repressed memories. The paper proposes an experiment designed to test whether gender may affect the creation of false memories in undergraduates and postulates an outcome based on the hypothesis that the social acceptability of a suggested memory increases how readily participants assimilate new memories (and this can be correlated with gender socialization). The experiment's goal is to work toward understanding the role of gender in the occurrence of repressed memories.
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"Given the predominance of repressed memory in females, the problem begs the question: does gender affect cognition? The full answer to that question is complex beyond the scope of this paper, but the general summary is that the evidence is inconclusive. From the popular view, it is generally believed that females are better at certain tasks such as facial recognition, color recollection, emotional recognition, and verbal memory; while males are better at tasks such as visuospatial reasoning, chronology, and number memory. At the same time, despite these persistent stereotypes, the evidence to support them is not conclusive (c.f. Caplan, 1997; Halpern 1986). We can say that there is some evidence indicating females may be more suggestible than males (McFarlane, 2002), which might account in part for of the difference in repressed memory, given that a predominance of clients are in therapy (under the influence of a therapist) at the time of the recovery (Freyd, 1999)."
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Repressed Memories, 1989.
Defines & analyzes repression, causes & effects, treatment, theories and functions.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 7 sources, $ 103.95
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"The concept of repressed memories has long held an important place in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. It is the thesis of this paper that repressed memories are fact and that they fill an important role in the efforts of the individual to adjust to traumatic experiences. An aspect of this thesis is that, with prover circumstances supporting the patient, the repressions may lift. It is the aim of this inquiry to weigh the evidence regarding suppression of memories and aspects of psychoanalysis that relate to this phenomenon. As a part of this inquiry, related psychological and psychoanalytical terms and concepts regarding the process of repression and remembering are defined and explained.
Not all experts believe that memories are repressed. Freud (...)"
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Foucault and the Repressive Hypothesis, 2003.
A review of Michel Foucault's "History of Sexuality".
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper looks at a passage in Foucault's "History of Sexuality" that looks at his overall arguments that Freud did not really end Victorian repression and that sexual repression is as strong in the late 20th century as it was in the Victorian Age.
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"This paper is a critical examination and close read of a passage from Michel Foucault's The History of Sexuality Volume I. An Introduction and a wider consideration of some of the issues raised within this seminal volume. In this particular passage Foucault .."
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Political Control and Repression, 2002.
Introduction, discussion, and analysis of the books, "Red Azalea: Life and Love in China" and "Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood".
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses how two books, "Red Azaliea: Life and Love in China" by Anchee Min and "Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean boyhood" by Richard Kim, portray societies in which ordinary life is subject to extraordinary political repression. How do authorities in each case try to assert control? How do the protagonists come to an outlook different from the official line? Both of the central characters in these autobiographies suffer at the hands of oppressors, and both survive to live better lives. The authorities use power, control, and repression to hang on to their political authority, but all they do is create hatred and animosity in the people, and ultimately, their control comes crashing down around them.
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"Both of these autobiographical tales show the great cruelties and evils that can be inflicted on a society by an aggressor or a despot who employ extraordinary political repression. In "Lost Names," Kim's memories of occupied Koreas show how the Japanese attempted to infiltrate every facet of Korean life. The Japanese begin programming the young Koreans early by hanging the Japanese flag and propagandist slogans in their school classrooms (Kim 31). Throughout the book, the Japanese break the Koreans; spirit by stealing what is theirs by their hard work, and leaving them with next to nothing. For example, the Japanese take the prevalent and favored rice from the Koreans and send it home to Japan, leaving the Koreans feeling nothing but hunger and bitterness. "
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Repression And The Victorian Gentleman, 2002.
This paper addresses the conditions of the perception of the "gentleman" in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper addresses the conditions of the perception of the "gentleman" in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". The concept that it was the repression placed upon the Victorian gentleman that resulted in the creation of the Hyde monster shall be of particular note.
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