Aksun
24th October 2007, 16:23
Our unconscious mind contains many millions of past experiences that, so far as our conscious mind knows, are lost forever. By means of several devices, we now know how to bring back lost memories. One method is "free association", used by psychiatrists. If a patient lets his conscious mind wander at will, it can give him clues to forgotten things which, if skilfully pursued by the doctor, will bring up whole networks of lost ideas and forgotten terrors. There are certain drugs which also help in this process; hypnotism, too, can be of tremendous value in exploring a patient's unconscious.
3. We can conclude from the passage that
A) most psychological disorders are caused by the inability to forget certain things
B) only a skilful doctor can open up one's unconscious mind
C) our unconscious mind only contains the things we don't want to remember
D) many of one's past experiences are stored in one's unconscious mind
E) a patient can't be made aware of his forgotten experiences without drugs or hypnotism
3. We can conclude from the passage that
A) most psychological disorders are caused by the inability to forget certain things
B) only a skilful doctor can open up one's unconscious mind
C) our unconscious mind only contains the things we don't want to remember
D) many of one's past experiences are stored in one's unconscious mind
E) a patient can't be made aware of his forgotten experiences without drugs or hypnotism