Omar experienced a dissociative fugue state.He suddenly snapped out of it in front of a pet-supplies display in a 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 refers to the inability to remember events or information that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia. Since Omar cannot remember his previous life in Greensboro, NC, his amnesia is retrograde in nature.

Omar Experienced a Dissociative Fugue State