One Complication That Arises in Diagnosing Amnesias Is the Possibility

question 109

Multiple Choice

One complication that arises in diagnosing amnesias is the possibility that:

• A)amnesias may be faked by people to escape punishment for crimes committed.
• B)amnesias may be the result of using dissociation as a defense against intolerable memories or stressors.
• C)amnesia may occur at a high state of arousal where the person cannot encode and store information.
• D)people may forget some, but not all, events that may therefore lead to an inconclusive diagnosis.

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