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CONFABULATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Clinical Psychology
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- confabulation
1, record 1, English, confabulation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unconscious act of filling in the gaps of a memory, generally because of a brain disorder, with information or details that eventually become indistinguishable from the actual details of the memory. 1, record 1, English, - confabulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Confabulation can be defined as statements or actions that involve unintentional but obvious distortions of memory. A phenomenon first observed by Korsakoff ... The hypothesis suggested that lesions in both the frontal lobes and the basal forebrain were necessary for confabulation. 2, record 1, English, - confabulation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Psychologie clinique
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- confabulation
1, record 1, French, confabulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fabrication de récits ou de propos imaginaires pour combler inconsciemment des lacunes mnésiques. 2, record 1, French, - confabulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La confabulation s'observe après un épisode confusionel ou dans les atteintes graves de la mémoire de fixation : syndrome de Korsakoff, presbyophrénie (forme de démence sénile, qui s'accompagne d'une activité fabulatoire qui va parfois au fantastique). 3, record 1, French, - confabulation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
- Psicología clínica
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- confabulación
1, record 1, Spanish, confabulaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fabulación 1, record 1, Spanish, fabulaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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