When a person makes up information to fill in memory gaps as a result of abusing or depending on alcohol, what term describes this process?
a. confabulation c. lying
b. impaired thinking d. moral deterioration
A
Pyschosocial aspects of alcohol include memory blackouts, secretive drinking, rationalization of behavior, impaired thinking, and moral deterioration. Confabulation, making up information to fill in memory gaps as a result of abusing or depending on alcohol, is often used to rationalize memory blackouts.
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