Child Abuse Did It Really Happen? Memory is the mental ability of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory is one that is retained in the sub conscious mind, when one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts and behavior. When memory is distorted the result can be what has been called the False Memory Syndrome: a condition in which a person's identity and interpersonal relationships are …showed first 75 words of 2641 total…

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