confabulation

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Confabulation is a type of memory error in which gaps in a person's memory are unconsciously filled with fabricated, misinterpreted, or distorted information. 1 It is generally associated with certain types of brain damage or a specific subset of dementias. 2 It is not intentional lying. 1 Confabulations are usually autobiographical, involving people misremembering their own experiences. 3 Treatment for confabulation may include cognitive rehabilitation, medications, and psychotherapy. 4

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Summary In psychology, confabulation is a memory error defined as the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world. It is generally associated with certain types of brain damage (especially aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery ) or a specific subset of dementias .
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Confabulation is a symptom of various memory disorders in which made-up stories fill in any gaps in memory. German psychiatrist Karl Bonhoeffer coined the term “ confabulation ” in 1900. He used...
Confabulation: Definition, Causes, and Examples - Healthline
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Summary Confabulation is a type of memory error in which gaps in a person's memory are unconsciously filled with fabricated, misinterpreted, or distorted information. When someone confabulates, they are confusing things they have imagined with real memories. A person who is confabulating is not lying .
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Summary Confabulations are usually autobiographical, involving people misremembering their own experiences. Sometimes they place experiences in the wrong time or place. They may wrongly recall other details, large or small. Occasionally confabulations have little basis in reality.
What Is Confabulation? How the Brain May Create False Memories - WebMD
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noun. con· fab· u· la· tion kən-ˌfab-yə-ˈlā-shən, ˌkän-. : a filling in of gaps in memory through the creation of false memories by an individual who is affected with a…
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In the context of mental health treatment, client confabulation refers to the unintentional recollection and formation of false memories, ranging from subtle embellishments to grandiose elaborations. Confabulation may take the…
A beginner’s guide to client confabulation - Counseling Today
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noun. the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion: One night, over a beer, Jake and I got into a confabulation on the world and life in general, and Jake's affairs in…
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Confabulation is a neuropsychologic condition in which patients offer explanations in a sincere and forthcoming manner despite being unaware of the truth. From: Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Eighth Edition),…
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Confabulation is a memory distortion where false information is expressed by an individual to others. The key to understanding confabulation is an awareness that the person is not intentionally being…
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