Document Type
Argument Essay
Publication Date
1996
Excerpt
Both Eileen Franklin and Frank Fitzpatrick suffer from Repressed Memory Syndrome, where a traumatic event, such as a murder or rape during childhood is blocked out by memory, only to be recalled later in adulthood after something triggers the memory. However, many researchers feel that Repressed Memory Syndrome should be termed as False Memory Syndrome. They claim that there is a lack of evidence to prove its existence. But there is enough evidence to prove its existence, through true stories and case studies. If researchers continue to deny the problem, those who have been traumatized will be disregarded in future cases of abuse.
Recommended Citation
Massau, Carri, "The Existence of Repressed Memory Syndrome (1996)" (1996). The Valpo Core Reader. 200.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/200