When Beatrice was ten,she tripped and fell right into the middle of her sister's birthday cake.She was embarrassed and felt terrible.When Beatrice's sister brings the story up one evening at the dinner table,Beatrice swears she has no memory of the event.Psychodynamic therapists would suggest that Beatrice has ______________ the memory.
A) decayed
B) retrospected
C) retrograded
D) repressed

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Psychodynamic therapists believe in the concept of repression, which refers to the unconscious blocking of traumatic or disturbing memories from conscious awareness. Based on this, the most likely choice is D as Beatrice may have unconsciously repressed the memory of the event. The other choices are not relevant to the concept of repression.

When Beatrice Was Ten,she Tripped and Fell Right into the Middle