This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders, Subject name: Psychiatry
Psychogenic amnesia is characterized by: 
Select and explain. 
A. Anterograde amnesia, B. Retrograde amnesia, C. Both with confabulation, D. Patchy impairment of personal memories
D: Patchy impairment of personal memories
Answer: D: Patchy impairment of personal memories 
Explanation: In psychogenic amnesia (or dissociative amnesia), usually memory is lost for events which have some personal significance, whereas memories for neutral events (e.g. national events) is intact. Hence, the memory loss is patchy and mostly for personal memories.