1996年美国发生了一系列骇人听闻的强奸案。几个月内,先后有20多名妇女被强暴。DNA证据和犯罪方式分析显示,所有这些强奸案均系一人所为。可是,警方在侦破时遇到了麻烦,找不到有关犯罪者的任何线索,因为所有受害者都无法清楚地回忆起罪犯的面部特征。从心理学上讲,这是很常见的,是一种自我保护。对于受害者来说,对罪犯面部特征的回忆已经和被强暴时的痛苦情感条件反射般地联系在一起。为了避免这种不堪承受的情感再现,受害者启动了自身防御机制,把所有关于罪犯的记忆都“封存”了起来。 In 1996 there was a series of horrifying rapes in the United States. In a few months, more than 20 women have been raped. An analysis of DNA evidence and crime patterns shows that all of these rapes are done by one person. However, the police encountered difficulties in detecting the incident and could not find any clues about the offender, as all victims were unable to clearly recall the criminal’s facial features. It is very common in psychology, it is a kind of self-protection. For the victims, the memories of the criminals’ facial features have been reflexively linked to the painful emotional conditions of rape. In order to avoid this unsustainable reappearance of emotions, the victim initiates its own defense mechanism to “seal” all memories of criminals.