A Subject Who, After Sustaining a Closed - Head Injury

question 16

Multiple Choice

A subject who, after sustaining a closed - head injury, has difficulty remembering significant personal details and feeling emotional connections to formerly close friends is suffering from a problem with:

• A) subjective awareness.
• B) implicit memory.
• C) impulse control.
• D) autonoetic awareness.

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Definitions:

Daily Functioning

The ability of an individual to perform normal daily activities, such as eating, bathing, dressing, paying bills, and socializing.

Social Practice

A pattern of behavior that is regularly and repeatedly performed in a society, and thus, becomes a societal norm.

Diathesis-stress Model

The Diathesis-stress Model is a psychological theory that explains behavior as a predispositional vulnerability together with stress from life experiences.

Depressed State

A period of persistent sadness or low mood that significantly interferes with daily life and activities.