Amnesia

1. AAmmnneessiiaa--

2. ca Amnesia is a deficit in the memory that cann bbee ccaauussee bbyy hheeaadd ttrraauummaa,,
ttrraauummaattiicc eevveennttss oorr pphhyyssiioollooggiiccaall ddeeffiicciieenncciieess.. IItt ccaann bbee ccaauussee
tteemmppoorraarriillyy bbyy tthhee uussee ooff vvaarriioouuss sseeddaattiivveess aanndd hhyyppnnoottiicc ddrruuggss.. TThhee
mmeemmoorryy ccaann bbee wwhhoollllyy oorr ppaarrttiiaallllyy lloosstt dduuee ttoo tthhee eexxtteenndd ooff ddaammaaggee
ccaauusseedd..
● HHeeaadd ttrraauummaa-- aannyy kkiinndd ooff iinnjjuurryy oorr aaccttiivvee aaccttiivvee ttoo tthhee bbrraaiinn
● TTrraauummaattiicc eevveennttss-- aann eevveenntt wwhheerree ssoommeetthhiinngg ssoo ddiissttrreessssiinngg ooccccuurrss tthhaatt
tthhee mmiinndd cchhoooosseess ttoo ffoorrggeett rraatthheerr tthhaann ddeeaall wwiitthh tthhee ssttrreessss,, hhoowweevveerr iitt
ddeeppeennddss oonn wwhhaatt tthhee ppeerrssoonn ffiinnddss ttrraauummaattiicc..
● PPhhyyssiioollooggiiccaall ddeeffiicciieenncciieess-- ppaassssiivvee pphhyyssiiccaall iissssuueess..

3. Types of Amnesia-
There are two different types of amnesia-
● Retrograde- the ability to retrieve information that was acquired
before a particular date, usually the date of an accident or operation.
● Anterograde- the inability to transfer new information from the short
term store into the long- term store. People with this type of amnesia
cannot remember things for long periods of time.
The two types of amnesia can both occur within one person at the
same time.

4. Treatment-