Suzanne goes into therapy because she is continually anxious and has trouble sleeping due to disturbing nightmares.Her therapist diagnoses Suzanne with posttraumatic stress disorder and encourages her to talk about distressing childhood memories.Eventually,Suzanne recalls having been abused by her uncle as a child.The problem that this ________ memory poses is that ________________.
A) repressed; her therapist has implanted a false memory
B) repressed; no one will believe that her kind uncle was abusive
C) recovered; it will distract her from her real problems
D) recovered; it is difficult to know whether her memory is accurate

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Recovered memories are memories that were previously inaccessible or not remembered, and can sometimes be difficult to determine their accuracy. Suzanne's therapist will need to work with her to evaluate the validity of the memory and help her cope with the associated emotions.

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