The nurse suspects that the patient who was brought to the emergency department (ED) because of what the family describes as "a sudden case of Alzheimer disease" may have general amnesia. Which characteristics make the nurse suspect general amne
Select all that apply.
1. The patient cannot remember any personal information.
2. The patient has been wandering away from home.
3. The patient describes a "detachment" from her mind.
4. The patient feelings of "disconnection" with her home.
5. The patient has developed an alternate personality.
Answer: 1, 2
Explanation: General amnesia typically occurs rapidly and causes disorientation and wandering. It results in a complete loss of memory of the individual's life history. Localized amnesia is when an individual cannot recall specific events, selective amnesia is when the individual can recall some, but not all events during a specified period of time. Depersonalization is the experience of unreality or detachment from mind, self, and/or physical body. Derealization is the experience of unreality or detachment from the person's surroundings. Multiple personality states do not emerge with general amnesia.
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