Dissociative amnesia has a completely different set of causes. Among the producers of dissociative amnesia exist psychological trauma, and extreme stress. For example, extreme financial issues, the death of a loved one, or guilt could all cause dissociative amnesia (“Dissociative Amnesia”). Real life examples that exemplify neurological amnesia include the surgical lesion of Henry Molaison’s brain tissue, and the viral damage to the hippocampus of Clive Wearing (Myers,
Dissociative amnesia has a completely different set of causes. Among the producers of dissociative amnesia exist psychological trauma, and extreme stress. For example, extreme financial issues, the death of a loved one, or guilt could all cause dissociative amnesia (“Dissociative Amnesia”). Real life examples that exemplify neurological amnesia include the surgical lesion of Henry Molaison’s brain tissue, and the viral damage to the hippocampus of Clive Wearing (Myers,