Question

in the movie 50 first dates, lucy (drew barrymore) sustained a brain injury in a car accident. although lucys memories of her life before the accident are intact, she is no longer able to form new, long - term memories. every night when she goes to bed her memories of what she had done that day are lost. lucy suffers from ______. a) retrograde amnesia c) infantile amnesia d) displacement b) anterograde amnesia

Explanation:

Retrograde amnesia involves losing memories before an injury, which does not match Lucy's case as her pre-accident memories are intact. Infantile amnesia refers to the inability to recall early childhood memories, which is unrelated. Displacement is a defense mechanism, not a memory disorder. Anterograde amnesia is defined as the inability to form new long-term memories after an injury, which aligns perfectly with Lucy's symptoms: she retains old memories but cannot keep new daily memories.

Answer:

B) anterograde amnesia