Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

In Dissociative Amnesia the person experiences -

Options:

A loss of memory of all past and future events

A loss of memory of selective events, people, places or objects

A loss of memory of all past events

Both 2 and 3

Correct Answer:

Both 2 and 3

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Both 2 and 3

Option 1: A loss of memory of all past and future eventsIncorrect. Dissociative amnesia does not involve loss of memory for future events. It primarily affects memory of past experiences.

Option 2: A loss of memory of selective events, people, places or objectsCorrect. This is a common form of dissociative amnesia known as selective amnesia.

Option 3: A loss of memory of all past eventsCorrect. In severe cases, individuals may lose memory for their entire life history or major portions of their past.

NCERT: Dissociative amnesia is characterised by extensive but selective memory loss that has no known organic cause (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 remains intact.