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Terry Suffers from Dissociation of Memories from Their Emotional Content

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Terry suffers from dissociation of memories from their emotional content as the result of an automobile accident.What system of the brain is probably damaged?


Definitions:

Consciousness

The combination of a person’s subjective experience of the external world and the person’s internal mental activity; this combination results from brain activity.

Hypnosis

A social interaction during which a person, responding to suggestions, experiences changes in memory, perception, and/or voluntary action.

Meditation

A practice in which intense contemplation leads to a deep sense of calmness that has been described as an altered state of consciousness.

Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome

A condition previously known as vegetative state, where a person awakens from a coma but does not show signs of awareness or responsive behavior.

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