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6. Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by A) the loss of ego functioning in dissociative amnesia. B) additional cognitive deficits in brain injury. C) the presence of prograde memory loss in dissociative amnesia. D) the presence of severe anxiety in dissociative amnesia. 7. The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a _______ remission with ________ recovery. A) gradual; complete B) gradual; partial C) sudden; complete D) sudden; partial 8. Explicit memory is to conscious recall of experiences as implicit memory is to A) repressed memories. B) behaviors based on experiences that cannot be consciously recalled. C) behaviors based on experiences that occurred before the onset of speech. D) dreams. 9. Donna was brutally assaulted outside the local 7-Eleven. Although she cannot recall the details of the assault, she becomes terrified when she drives past the 7-Eleven. This is an example of a situation in which A) a person has an explicit memory, but no implicit memory. B) a person has neither explicit nor implicit memory. C) a person will most likely develop dissociative identity disorder. D) a person has no explicit memory, but has an implicit memory. 10. Distinguishing organic brain disorders and dissociative amnesia A) is only possible using neurological tests such as the CAT scan. B) can be accomplished only if neuropsychological tests are administered soon after the loss of memory is discovered. C) is quite difficult since the symptoms of dissociative amnesia perfectly mimic those of organic brain disorders. D) is fairly easy. Â Â