Definisjon av confabulation

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Noun

confabulation - (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
memory an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
confabulation - an informal conversation
chat, confab, schmooze, schmoose
conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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Substantiv

confabulation - A casual conversation; a chat.
confabulation - A fabricated memory believed to be true.

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  • In psychology, confabulation is the spontaneous narrative report of events that never happened. It consists of the creation of false memories, perceptions, or beliefs about the self or the environment usually as a result of neurological or psychological dysfunction. When it is a matter of memory, confabulation is the confusion of imagination with memory, or the confused application of true memories.

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  • Flertall: confabulations

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