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Freud or Fraud? Discuss the contribution of Freudian theory to the false/recovered memory debate Introduction Many observations have been made condemning Freudian theory - especially the involvement of his theory of repression as being the underlying influential cause of the recovered memory movement that has seen a rise in reported alleged 'recovered' memories of child sex abuse, with estimations made by Frederick Crews (1994) in addition to others that a million people have, along with the help of their therapists, recovered supposedly repressed 'memories' of child sex abuse since 1988; generating a ferocious debate amongst memory researchers about the reality and reliability of these memories. The personal, social and even political implications of this debate have not only caused controversy in professional practice and academic circles, but also in courtrooms particularly in North America. The increase of allegations made against parents and others who assume an authoritative or caregiver-type role has resulted...

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