A 38-year-old client with a history of chronic alcoholism develops short-term memory loss. He compensates by inventing stories. He seems confused and disoriented. The most likely diagnosis is

A. psychogenic amnesia.
B. Alzheimer's Disease.
C. Korsakoff's Syndrome.
D. Tardive's Dyskinesia.


C. Korsakoff's Syndrome.

Korsakoff's syndrome is a neurological condition caused by chronic alcoholism. Tardive's dyskinesia is a possible side effect of the long-term use of psychotropic medication. Psychogenic amnesia is loss of memory as a result of psychological trauma. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive medical condition that affects people of advanced age.

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