(from the article `mental disorder`) In dissociative amnesia there is a sudden loss of memory which may appear total; the individual can remember nothing about his previous life or even ...
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the most common of the dissociative disorders; it is usually a response to some stress, such as a threat of injury, an unacceptable impulse, or an intolerable situation. The person suddenly cannot recall important personal information and may wander around in a confused state. Such individuals may forget what they are doi...
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Characterized by blocking out critical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature. The amnesia may be localized to a specific window of time; selective, allowing the patient to remember only small parts of events that took place in a defined period of time; generalized to the patient’s entire life; or systematized, in which the loss ...
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The inability to remember important personal experiences, caused by psychological factors in the absence of any organic dysfunction.
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A disorder characterized by an inability to remember extensive, important personal information, usually about something traumatic or painful.
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