Disturbance in Memory

Question 1

Filing a memory gap with detailed fantasy believed by the teller.

Purpose: Maintain self-esteem

Example:
Nurse: “Do you know Gemma? (referring to one the residents at the patient’s home)

Patient: “Yes, I know her. I used to play cards war her husband. “Actually, Gemma’s husband was dead for many years
and the patient had never met him

Answer 1

Confabulation

Question 1

Inability to recall past events

Answer 1

Amnesia