Psychology for Nurses "Remembering & Forgetting"

Psychology for Nurses

Remembering & Forgetting
By
Dr. Hayder Al-hadrawi
University of Babylon, College of Nursing
2016 - 2017

Learning Outcomes
Describe the nature of human memory system;
Differentiate between short-term memory and long-term memory.
Explain the causes of forgetting.
Describe important aspects of everyday memory.
Explain the constructive nature of memory.
Describe the ways of enhancing memory.

What do you know about memory

Memory is a incredible mental process and a mental system which receives information from (external or internal) stimuli, retains it and makes it available on a future occasion.
Individuals would loose their identity or the sense of what they are and will always remain a new learner because of forgetting past learning experiences.

Memory is a incredible mental process and a mental system which receives information from (external or internal) stimuli, retains it and makes it available on a future occasion.
Individuals would loose their identity or the sense of what they are and will always remain a new learner because of forgetting past learning experiences.