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Link Between Repression and Adult Distress (Cheit, 2007)
Researcher Ross Cheit proposed a direct link between the repression of traumatic childhood memories and the emergence of psychological distress in adulthood, suggesting that the act of suppressing these memories has negative long-term consequences.
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A therapist is working with a client who experiences significant adult anxiety but has no recollection of any specific childhood trauma. The therapist suggests that a painful early experience may have been unconsciously blocked from awareness and that specific therapeutic techniques could help bring this memory to the surface. Which of the following core assumptions of the repressed memory argument is best illustrated by the therapist's approach?