Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state. He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet-supplies display in a Boise, ID discount store; he had no memory whatsoever of his previous life in Greensboro, NC. Omar's amnesia is best described as:
A)proactive
B)anterograde
C)retroactive
D)retrograde

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Retrograde amnesia involves the loss of memories prior to an event, in this case, Omar's dissociative fugue state, leading to his inability to remember his life in Greensboro, NC.

Omar Experienced a Dissociative Fugue State