Although Charlie remembered most of the main issues of the meeting, he had no recollection of the decision to eliminate the department that he headed. Which form of psychogenic amnesia would this be characteristic of?
A) selective amnesia
B) localized amnesia
C) depersonalization amnesia
D) autobiographical amnesia

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Selective amnesia involves the inability to recall specific information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, while other memories remain intact. Charlie remembers most of the meeting but not the specific decision about his department, indicating selective amnesia.

Although Charlie Remembered Most of the Main Issues of the Meeting