Tayloe D R
University of California, San Francisco.
Am J Clin Hypn. 1995 Jan;37(3):25-31. doi: 10.1080/00029157.1995.10403136.
For 100 years, repressed memories have remained an enigma and a defining point of conflict between various psychological disciplines. Since repressed memories are not readily available for conscious recall, the scientific proof of their existence remains elusive. At the present time, the only way to authenticate the existence of repressed memories is by a case report that documents the reality of the repressed event and then its recall after a period of amnesia. In the following case report, a subject on trial for murder had repressed the events surrounding the crime. Hypnosis was used to recover those memories. That information was then used to dramatically alter the outcome of the trial.
一百年来，被压抑的记忆一直是个谜，也是不同心理学派之间冲突的焦点。由于被压抑的记忆不容易被有意识地回忆起来，其存在的科学证据仍然难以捉摸。目前，证实被压抑记忆存在的唯一方法是通过一份病例报告，该报告记录了被压抑事件的真实性，然后记录在一段失忆期后对该事件的回忆。在下面的病例报告中，一名因谋杀受审的受试者压抑了与犯罪相关的事件。催眠被用来恢复这些记忆。然后这些信息被用来极大地改变了审判结果。
