Cognitive Psychology - Memory & The Brain

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  • Created on: 05-01-17 00:05
What is retrograde?
Memory loss for events BEFORE the accident
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What is anterograde?
Memory loss for events AFTER the accident - inability to acquire new memories
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What is amnesic syndrome?
Retrograde & anterograde amnesia - impaires semantic learning - intact STM (digit span) - intact skill learning (procedural memory)
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What is psychogenic memory disorder?
Psychological trauma/ post traumatic stress disorder - multiple personality disorder
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What is organic memory disorder?
ACUTE brain damage e.g stroke or encephalitis - PROGRESSIVE brain damage e.g korsakoff syndrome or dementias/alzheimers disease
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What is anterograde?

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Memory loss for events AFTER the accident - inability to acquire new memories

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What is amnesic syndrome?

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What is psychogenic memory disorder?

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What is organic memory disorder?

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