Abstract
We explored potential contributing psychological factors in a patient ('XF') with focal retrograde amnesia, within the framework proposed by Kopelman (2000, Cognitive Neuropsychology, 17, 585). In particular, we investigated the psychological trait of self-enhancement. We constructed a self-report questionnaire measure of self-enhancement and compared XF's score on this measure with the scores of 61 control participants. XF was found to have a significantly greater level of self-enhancement than the entire control group, and also than a smaller sample of age- and sex-matched controls. We propose that heightened self-enhancement may reflect a premorbid tendency that potentially predisposes individuals to develop retrograde amnesia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 400-413 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Neurocase |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Positive illusions
- Self-enhancement
- Self-report measures