Procedural Memory Often Is Intact in Patients with Amnestic Disorder

question 2

Multiple Choice

Procedural memory often is intact in patients with amnestic disorder. This means ________

• A) they will eventually recover their short-term memory.
• B) they will eventually recover their memory for the most important personal events in their lives, but will still have problems with short-term memory.
• C) they can still learn routines and skills and may be able to be taught tasks that will enable them to work.
• D) the memory pathways in the brain are still intact, so patients can be retaught how to remember things.

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Definitions:

DSM-III-R

The third edition, revised version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a publication for the classification of mental disorders.

Empirically-Based

Referring to methods or theories that are grounded in and supported by evidence gathered through observation, experimentation, or experience.

Theoretical Orientation

Refers to the underlying principles and guiding beliefs that psychotherapists adopt to understand clients and their problems, as well as to plan and undertake therapy.

Psychophysiological Disorder

Physical diseases which are thought to be caused or exacerbated by mental factors such as stress, anxiety, or emotional distress.