Gwen is held up at knifepoint, and her young son is kidnapped. Eventually, her son is found and returned. However, Gwen is unable to recall events that occurred since the attack, although she remembers some new experiences; worse still, she finds that she is forgetting events that occurred even before the attack. This is a classic example of:

a. generalized amnesia.
b. selective amnesia.
c. continuous amnesia.
d. localized amnesia.


a. generalized amnesia.

Psychology

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