A client reveals that an uncle sexually abused her during her childhood. She states she recalls in detail the day and the events leading up to the first instance of the abuse. This memory is an example of which of the following types of memory?
A) Retrieved memory
B) Suppressed memory
C) Declarative memory
D) Procedural memory
Ans: C
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Declarative or explicit memory storage constitutes a conscious memory for people, places, and things. Procedural or implicit memory is unconscious, and those memories are evident only in performance, not through conscious recall.
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