Question
State the salient feature of dissociative amnesia.

Answer

Dissociative amnesia is a type of dissociative disorder characterised by.
  • Extensive but selective memory loss that has no organic causes (e.g. head injury).
  • Some people cannot remember anything about their past; others can no longer recall specific events, people, places or objects while their memory for other events remain intact.
  • Associated with overwhelming stress.

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