A. Current Problem: Individuals who experience a traumatic event repressed the memories unconsciously to recover from the event, which suffer medically or mentally unknowingly.
B. Population/Area of Focus: sexually or physically abused individuals
Thesis Statement: Because of their traumatic event that they experienced, victims are higher at risk for mental health and medical problems due to unmediated treatment of the problem later on in life.
II. Background
A. Historical Traumatic Events and Repressed Memories Overview: Victims of sexual abuse that experience trauma, a part of the brain unconsciously represses the traumatic even from or conscious mind. This is the brains way of protecting itself from experiencing the event …show more content…
Major Point 1: Conditions of individuals who experience traumatic experience affect physical health.
A. Minor Point 1: Individuals who suffer from repressed memories from a sexual abuse or physical abuse suffer from eating disorders (Williams, 1994).
B. Minor Point 2: Individuals who suffer from sexual or physical abuse are more prone to have sleep disorders (Williams, 1994).
IV. Major Point 2: Conditions of individuals who experience traumatic experience affect mental health
A. Minor Point 1: Individuals who suffer from physical abuse impact the psychological wellbeing that they may develop mental illness later on in life (Schacter, 2001).
B. Minor Point 2: Individuals who suffer from sexual abuse sometimes develop false memories that can affect their daily lives (Schacter, 2001).
V. Major Point 3: Traumatic experience correlate directly mental and health problems.
A. Minor Point 1: Mental health problems and physical health problems are highly correlated.
B. Minor Point 2: Stress and anxiety increases the risk of individuals suffering from physical problems later on in life.
VII. Conclusion
A. Restatement of Thesis: Victims who experiences sexual or physical abuse are higher at risk for mental and/or physical health