The document discusses amnesia and how it is portrayed in films. It provides information from Dr. Everett on different types of amnesia: 1. Organic amnesia is linked to physical brain damage from serious head injuries or lack of oxygen to the brain. 2. Functional amnesia is caused by psychological trauma and not brain damage. 3. Amnesia can sometimes disappear on its own, but is treated if symptoms do not go away, with notes, photographs and recordings potentially helping amnesia sufferers.

1. The Facts about Amnesia
You are going to listen to a radio programme
about amnesia. Listen and choose the correct
answer.
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1. According to Dr Everett, people with
amnesia … .
a. forget who they are
b. can be funny, tragic or dramatic
c. are brain damaged
d. lose some memory functions
2. Organic amnesia … .
a. is linked to physical brain damage
b. is always caused by serious head injuries
c. causes heart attacks
d. causes a lack of oxygen in the brain
3. Someone with functional amnesia … .
a. has got brain damage
b. is violent
c. has suffered psychological trauma
d. is funny
4. Which statement is NOT true?
a. People with amnesia always forget new things
at the same time every day.
b. 50 First Dates portrays organic amnesia
inaccurately.
c. Finding Nemo portrays amnesia more realistically
than 50 First Dates.
d. Dr Everett loves romantic comedies.
5. The film character Dory … .
a. is a girl with amnesia
b. is annoyed by others around her
c. is often confused about her actions
d. never forgets a name
6. According to Dr Everett, … .
a. Bourne suffers from brain damage
b. Bourne’s disorder is quite common
c. Bourne suffers from functional amnesia
d. Bourne’s condition has some symptoms that
are similar to functional amnesia
7. Amnesia … .
a. never improves without treatment
b. responds well to medication
c. occasionally disappears on its own
d. is treated if symptoms don’t disappear
on their own
8. Which does Dr Everett NOT mention as being
of help to amnesia sufferers?
a. writing notes
b. taking photographs
c. tape-recording conversations
d. consulting memory specialists