Question

Which type of dissociative amnesia disorder is correctly paired with its chief characteristic?​

a. ​systematized amnesia—inability to recall events between a specific time in the past and the present
b. ​generalized amnesia—partial loss of memory for a short period of time
c. ​selective amnesia—memory loss associated with fleeing a stressful event and developing a new identity
d. ​localized amnesia—loss of all memory for a short period of time?

Answer 1

C - memory loss associated with fleeing

Answer 2

C. ​selective amnesia—memory loss associated with fleeing a stressful event and developing a new identity

A person has selective amnesia when they are not able to recall some specific information that is associated to a stressful or traumatic event, such as having been physically abused, a stressful divorce, having been fired in an aggressive way, losing a child, etc. It is related to an inability to cope well with a situation so the person mentally flees from it, and sometimes develops certain behaviors that are not characteristic of their personality, as if they were developing a new identity.