The Inability to Retrieve Past Memories Is Called _____ Amnesia

question 22

Multiple Choice

The inability to retrieve past memories is called _____ amnesia. The inability to develop new memories is called _____ amnesia.

• A)retroactive; anterograde
• B)anterograde; retrograde
• C)proactive; retrograde
• D)retrograde; anterograde

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Definitions:

Anal Stage

The second stage in Freud's theory of psychosexual development, focusing on control issues and toilet training during toddlerhood.

Oral Stage

The initial phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory where an infant's pleasure centers are focused on the mouth, leading to behaviors such as sucking and biting.

Electra Complex

A term in psychoanalytic theory referring to a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, established psychoanalysis, a method of treating mental disorders through conversations between a patient and a psychoanalyst.