Twenty-eight year old Stephanie was in a study in which she was asked questions about the abuse she suffered when she was a very young child (this abuse was well documented by medical reports that Stephanie has not seen). Stephanie insists that she did not experience abuse. Which of the following could explain why Stephanie is not reporting this well-documented abuse?

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All the options provided are plausible explanations for why Stephanie might not report the abuse. Repression of traumatic memories (A), lack of awareness due to young age at the time of abuse (B), and a conscious decision not to disclose the abuse to the researcher (C) are all recognized phenomena in psychology and trauma studies.

Twenty-Eight Year Old Stephanie Was in a Study in Which