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Psychogenic Amnesia in AP Psychology

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Definition

Psychogenic amnesia, also known as functional amnesia, is a disorder characterized by the inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.

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Topic 8.5: Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

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