A long time ago, leslie was stuck in an elevator for more than three hours! though generally not claustrophobic, after two hours she felt like the elevator walls were closing in on her. now, 10 years later, she still vividly recalls the details of that emotionally traumatic experience. what is most likely causing her long-lasting robust memory of this event?

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Misael Fox

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17 February, 11:25

A long time ago, leslie was stuck in an elevator for more than three hours! though generally not claustrophobic, after two hours she felt like the elevator walls were closing in on her. now, 10 years later, she still vividly recalls the details of that emotionally traumatic experience. what is most likely causing her long-lasting robust memory of this event?

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Nevaeh Clarke · Answer 1

The occurrence that led her to cause a long lasting robust memory of the event that occurred before was probably because of the stress hormones in which is where the glucose activity has been increased, fueling the brain's activity and leading her to recall the memory and the emotional traumatic experience.