Imagine an experience so terrible that the memory of the event is blocked completely. This is the idea behind repressed memory; and according to Bartol and Bartol, authors of Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application, some experiences affect humans so deeply that their own mind blocks it from consciousness.
Repressed memory is commonly seen in cases of child abuse, where the victim claims that the memories from their childhood “come back" to them as an adult, sometimes the result of therapy. The debate over whether repressed memory should be admissible in court has been waging for some time now.
Scientific View of Repressed Memory
What does the science have to say about repressed memories? It was once thought that acquiring, retaining and retrieving memories was a passive process. But in 1997, M. Smith, author of an article titled "The recovered memory/false memory debate," found that this process is actually a very active one. In short, the human brain actually chooses what to remember.
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