As a child, Aaron got lost in the woods behind his school. However, he does not recall the event until several decades later. With the help of his therapist, he suddenly remembers how frightened he had been all alone in the woods. Aaron's blocking of this traumatic childhood event is an example of

A. chunking.
B. posttraumatic stress disorder.
C. repression.
D. anterograde amnesia.


Answer: C

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