Eight-year-old Shaun's parents are concerned that he may have dissociative amnesia due to his inability to remember certain phases of his life. Why would his doctor be hesitant to diagnose him?

A.

Shaun is adopted and his doctor is uncomfortable diagnosing him without a full family history.

B.

Shaun is male and his doctor knows that this diagnosis is most common in females.

C.

Children of this age have a normal lapse in memory of events that occurred before the age of 5.

D.

Shaun is a very strong-willed child and will not be a good candidate to hypnotize.

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Garrett Hoffman

6 November, 16:57

Eight-year-old Shaun's parents are concerned that he may have dissociative amnesia due to his inability to remember certain phases of his life. Why would his doctor be hesitant to diagnose him?

A.

Shaun is adopted and his doctor is uncomfortable diagnosing him without a full family history.

B.

Shaun is male and his doctor knows that this diagnosis is most common in females.

C.

Children of this age have a normal lapse in memory of events that occurred before the age of 5.

D.

Shaun is a very strong-willed child and will not be a good candidate to hypnotize.

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Tristian Riggs · Answer 1

The answer to this question has to do with Shaun's age: at this age, it is common not to have recollections from previous years. In fact, this is called Childhood amnesia: the lack of recollection of the first five years of life.

the correct answer is C.

Childhood amnesia is not gender dependent, so B is incorrect also for that reason.