The Inability to Form New Memories Is Called

question 117

Multiple Choice

The inability to form new memories is called

• A) retrieval failure.
• B) storage decay.
• C) anterograde amnesia.
• D) retrograde amnesia.

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities in a single individual.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome, often accompanied by physical symptoms.

Hallucinations

Perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus, vivid and clear with the full force and impact of actual perceptions, and not under voluntary control.