A police officer is shot in a gun battle with bank robbers. Although emergency brain surgery saves his life, it leaves him unable to store new information. The officer's family is applying to the state for compensation for his injuries. When asked to provide a diagnosis of the difficulties he suffers, what will they write?
A) proactive amnesia
B) anterograde amnesia
C) retrograde amnesia
D) retroactive amnesia

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Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the onset of amnesia. This is the most appropriate diagnosis for the police officer in the scenario. Proactive amnesia is the inability to remember information that was learned before the onset of amnesia. Retrograde amnesia is the inability to retrieve memories of events that occurred before the onset of amnesia. Retroactive amnesia is not a recognized diagnosis in psychology.

A Police Officer Is Shot in a Gun Battle with Bank