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Psychological Terms – Amnesia
Amnesia refers broadly to memory loss, usually affecting declarative memory more than procedural memory. The loss may involve failure to recall past events or difficulty creating new long-term memories.
Major related forms include:
The word derives from Greek, meaning “without memory.”
Amnesia refers broadly to memory loss, usually affecting declarative memory more than procedural memory. The loss may involve failure to recall past events or difficulty creating new long-term memories.
Major related forms include:
- Anterograde amnesia – difficulty forming new memories
- Retrograde amnesia – inability to recall previously stored memories
The word derives from Greek, meaning “without memory.”
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