Disturbances in Memory Flashcards
Complete absence of memory
Amnesia
Forgetting recent events
Client finds it difficult to remember things that occur AFTER a traumatic event
Anterograde Amnesia (Goldfield’s Syndrome)
Forgetting further events
Client finds it difficult to remember things that occurred BEFORE a traumatic event
Retrograde Amnesia
Incomplete absence of memory
Paramnesia
Fabricating storied to fill up lapses of memory caused by anterograde amnesia
Confabulation
Amnesia experienced by alcoholics about behavior during drinking bout
Blackout
Recollection of and belief in an event that did not actually occur
False Memory
Temporary inability to remember a name or proper noun
Lethologica
Familiarity of events that are unfamiliar
“Has seen”
Deja vu
Unfamiliarity of events that are familiar
“Has seen”
Jamais vu
Familiarity of sounds that are unfamiliar
“Has heard”
Deja Entendu
Unfamiliarity of sounds that are familiar
“Has not heard”
Jamais Entendu
