Dissociative amnesia

Dissociative amnesia anaa psychogenic amnesia be a dissociative disorder "wey be characterized by retrospectively reported memory gaps. Dese gaps dey involve an inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic anaa stressful nature." De concept be scientifically controversial den remain disputed.

Na dissociative amnesia previously be known as psychogenic amnesia, a memory disorder, wich na e be characterized by sudden retrograde episodic memory loss, dem say to occur for a period of time wey dey range from hours to years to decades.

De atypical clinical syndrome of de memory disorder (as dem oppose to organic amnesia) be say a person plus dissociative amnesia be profoundly unable to remember personal information about demaselves; der be a lack of conscious self-knowledge wich dey affect even simple self-knowledge, such as who dem be. Dissociative amnesia be distinguished from organic amnesia insyd say e be supposed to result from a nonorganic cause: na no structural brain damage for be evident buh sam form of psychological stress for precipitate de amnesia. Dissociative amnesia as a memory disorder be controversial.

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Category:Amnesia
Category:Dissociative disorders
Category:Stress-related disorders