While Alice is under hypnosis, she expresses strong emotions about being in a car accident that caused the death of her oldest son. When not under hypnosis, she expresses no emotion about the death of her oldest son when talking about the accident. This absence of emotion when not under hypnosis is characteristic of
A)general amnesia.
B)selective amnesia.
C)depersonalization.
D)derealization.

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Selective amnesia is the loss of memory for specific events, such as a traumatic incident, while other memories remain intact. Alice's strong emotions during hypnosis suggest that she has not forgotten the incident, but her lack of emotional response when not under hypnosis suggests selective amnesia. The other options, general amnesia, depersonalization, and derealization, are not applicable to Alice's situation.

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