Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by
A)the loss of ego functioning in dissociative amnesia.
B)additional cognitive deficits in brain injury.
C)the presence of prograde memory loss in dissociative amnesia.
D)the presence of severe anxiety in dissociative amnesia.

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Brain injury typically causes additional cognitive deficits beyond just memory loss, such as impaired language, attention, and executive functioning. Dissociative amnesia, on the other hand, typically only affects memory and does not affect these other cognitive abilities.

Dissociative Amnesia May Be BEST Distinguished from Brain Injury by