Faith had brain surgery to remove a small tumor from her temporal lobe. While recovering from the surgery, Faith appeared to be fine, and she was able to talk about events from both her childhood and just before the surgery. However, she really cannot remember anything that has happened since the surgery. Faith's memory difficulties are consistent with those seen in
A)retrograde amnesia.
B)cryptomnesia.
C)anterograde amnesia.
D)pseudoforgetting.

Question

Faith had brain surgery to remove a small tumor from her temporal lobe. While recovering from the surgery, Faith appeared to be fine, and she was able to talk about events from both her childhood and just before the surgery. However, she really cannot remember anything that has happened since the surgery. Faith's memory difficulties are consistent with those seen in ​
A)retrograde amnesia.
B)cryptomnesia. ​
C)anterograde amnesia. ​
D)pseudoforgetting. ​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Anterograde amnesia is characterized by an inability to form new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, in this case, the brain surgery. Faith's ability to remember events from before the surgery but not after aligns with this condition.

Faith Had Brain Surgery to Remove a Small Tumor from Her