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A 6 page paper which examines what amnesia is and how people, and loved ones, can cope with the problem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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works such as books and movies. There are different types of amnesia, but all of them affect individuals in many different, and often profound, ways. The following paper asks what
is amnesia, and also how can people cope with the condition. Amnesia: What is it? Amnesia is the term used to
indicate that memory loss has occurred. In many cases amnesia is temporary and only affects particular aspects of a persons memory. Amnesia is caused, or can be caused, by a
number of things. For example, amnesia can occur when someone experiences something that their brain cannot accept, a psychological trauma occurs and the brain essentially forgets in an attempt to
protect the individual. Another form of amnesia can come when someone experiences a physical trauma to the brain. In terms of medical
terms for particular types of amnesia we look first at anterograde amnesia. With this form of amnesia we are presented with "People who find it hard to remember ongoing events
after suffering damage to the head. They do not tend to forget their childhood or who they are, but have trouble remembering day-to-day events," or more recent events that took
place such as being married, having children, or other things that are more recent than childhood (BBC News, 2005). Another form of
amnesia is retrograde amnesia. This is a far more definite form of amnesia and involves the inability to remember what happened just prior to being in an accident (BBC News,
2005). It is clearly not a life altering form of amnesia and only involves a very small period of the persons history. People who find it hard to retrieve memories
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