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Ashley Monet
on Dec 09, 2024
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Gwen is held up at knifepoint, and her young son is kidnapped. Eventually, her son is found and returned. However, Gwen is unable to recall events that occurred since the attack, although she remembers some new experiences; worse still, she finds that she is forgetting events that occurred even before the attack. This is a classic example of:
A) selective amnesia.
B) localized amnesia.
C) continuous amnesia.
D) generalized amnesia.
Generalized Amnesia
A loss of memory for events that occurred over a limited period of time as well as for certain events that occurred prior to that period.
- Distinguish among various forms of amnesia, alongside their origins and consequences.
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Learning Objectives
- Distinguish among various forms of amnesia, alongside their origins and consequences.