not telling the truth tend to be very resistant to gathering collateral information. Also clients who tend to want to talk about the abuse much more readily and do not show the terror and avoidance of discussing the abuse should be examined more carefully. I also think that more attention should be paid to internal evidence. It has been documented in verified cases of abuse that certain physiologic arousal symptoms are present when the client discusses the abuse. Heart rate, blood pressure, and skin conductance all increase when a person with documented abuse receives cues related to their trauma. It has been hypothesized that those clients that create false memories, although they believe their memories to be true, do not experience the same physiological symptoms when given cues of their alleged traumas. I feel that considerable future research is needed on this topic. I feel that research in determining false memories from repressed memories is pertinent. I feel researchers should focus on biological aspects of memory, considering that running experiments with the cognitive aspects of memories is, for the most part, unethical. It would be ideal for these researchers to be able to determine if they could implant memories of sexual abuse into participants in a study, but the ethics board would never allow it. I feel it is necessary to research the relationship between physiological arousal and documented proof of abuse. I think that this might have great implications in determining the validity of certain cases. I also think it is necessary to study the neurotransmitters associated with memories and the stress response, in determining mechanisms through which memories can be repressed or created. I also feel more research is necessary in the area of imagination as related to perception. Although both use the same brain architecture, they are represented differently in our awareness. I am curious to know what occurs when an imagined e...
