Neelah is a long-time serious drinker. In the last year she has started having huge memory lapses. When this happens, she makes up wild stories to help her fill in what she does not remember. This symptom is called:
A) confabulation.
B) Korsakoff's syndrome.
C) Wernicke's encephalopathy.
D) alcohol-induced psychotic disorder.

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Confabulation is a symptom where an individual fills in gaps in their memory with fabricated stories or facts. This is often seen in cases of chronic alcoholism, particularly in the context of Korsakoff's syndrome, but the symptom itself is specifically called confabulation.

Neelah Is a Long-Time Serious Drinker