Which of the Following Individuals Is Suffering from Retrograde Amnesia

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following individuals is suffering from retrograde amnesia?

• A) Eva;after waking up from a coma,Eva cannot recall why she is in the hospital or her family members' names.
• B) Adam;after recovering from a concussion,Adam cannot encode or store any new information with which he is presented.
• C) Amy;while attending her psychology class,Amy cannot remember lecture materials well because the material from her previous sociology class keeps showing up in her mind.
• D) Michael;while reviewing what he learned in class one day,Michael is unable to recall information he learned from chemistry class in the morning because he keeps thinking about material covered in math class in the afternoon.

Grasp the significance of moral treatment and its implications for the care of the mentally ill.

Acknowledge the historical use of asylums and the conditions within them.

Appreciate the advancements in mental health classification systems.

Understand the role of public and government involvement in mental health care evolution.

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Definitions:

Positively Reinforced

The process of increasing the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a desirable outcome or reward.

Unpleasant Stimulus

A negative or harmful stimulus that causes discomfort or aversion in an individual.

Punished

The act of imposing a penalty or negative consequence on someone or something as a result of their behavior or actions.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which behavior is shaped and maintained by consequences, including rewards and punishments.