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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

New [[Latin]], from [[Greek]] amnēsia forgetfulness, alteration of amnēstia

New [[Latin]], from [[Greek]] amnēsia forgetfulness, alteration of amnēstia

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1618]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1618]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : loss of [[memory]] due usually to [[brain]] injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or [[Disease|illness]]

*1 : loss of [[memory]] due usually to [[brain]] injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or [[Disease|illness]]

*3 : the selective overlooking or ignoring of [[events]] or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's [[purpose]] or position

*3 : the selective overlooking or ignoring of [[events]] or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's [[purpose]] or position

==Description==

==Description==

'''Amnesia''' (from Greek Ἀμνησία) is a condition in which [[memory]] is disturbed or lost. Memory in this [[context]] refers either to stored memories or to the [[process]] of committing something to memory. The causes of amnesia have [[traditionally]] been divided into the "organic" or the "[[functional]]". Organic causes include damage to the [[brain]], through [[physical]] injury, neurological [[disease]] or the use of certain (generally sedative) [[drugs]]. Functional causes are [[psychological]] factors, such as mental disorder, post-traumatic [[stress]] or, in [[psychoanalytic]] terms, [[defense]] [[mechanisms]]. Amnesia may also appear as [[spontaneous]] episodes, in the case of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_global_amnesia transient global amnesia].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia]

'''Amnesia''' (from Greek Ἀμνησία) is a condition in which [[memory]] is disturbed or lost. Memory in this [[context]] refers either to stored memories or to the [[process]] of committing something to memory. The causes of amnesia have [[traditionally]] been divided into the "organic" or the "[[functional]]". Organic causes include damage to the [[brain]], through [[physical]] injury, neurological [[disease]] or the use of certain (generally sedative) [[drugs]]. Functional causes are [[psychological]] factors, such as mental disorder, post-traumatic [[stress]] or, in [[psychoanalytic]] terms, [[defense]] [[mechanisms]]. Amnesia may also appear as [[spontaneous]] episodes, in the case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_global_amnesia transient global amnesia].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia]

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]