AIIMS Delhi NO - 2017
Applied Psychology
Easy
Sense of unfamiliarity with a familiar situation?
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Explanation
- Jamais Vu is the correct term for the experience of something familiar suddenly feeling new or unrecognized.
- It is a form of paramnesia, which is a distortion of memory.
- This phenomenon is the direct opposite of Déjà vu, where a new experience feels familiar.
- The term 'Jamais Vu' literally translates from French as 'never seen'.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option A: Circumstantiality is a disorder of the thought process, not memory or perception. It involves speech that is delayed in reaching its point because of unnecessary and tedious details.
- Option C: Confabulation is the fabrication of memories to fill in gaps. The person is not aware they are making things up. This is different from feeling that a familiar situation is strange.
- Option D: Déjà vu is the opposite of Jamais Vu. It is the feeling of familiarity in a new situation, not unfamiliarity in a familiar one.
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Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Disorders of memory and perception as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
- Recognizing the difference between these phenomena is crucial for accurate mental status assessment. A nurse's report of a patient experiencing Jamais Vu could prompt investigation for underlying neurological issues like temporal lobe epilepsy.
- While Déjà vu is a common experience in the general population, Jamais Vu is rarer and more clinically significant when it occurs frequently.
- What if the question described a patient who felt they had already heard a new song before? This would be 'déjà entendu,' a related phenomenon to Déjà vu, but the closest answer among the given options would still be Déjà vu.
How to Approach the Question
- First, identify the core concepts in the question: 'unfamiliarity' and 'familiar situation'.
- This is a definition-based recall question, requiring knowledge of specific psychiatric terminology.
- Recall the definitions of the options. 'Vu' in French relates to 'seen' or 'view'. 'Jamais' means 'never' and 'Déjà' means 'already'.
- Use this linguistic clue: 'Jamais Vu' (never seen) fits the description of a familiar situation feeling unfamiliar.
- Contrast this with 'Déjà vu' (already seen), which describes a new situation feeling familiar.
- Eliminate options that relate to different types of disorders: Circumstantiality (thought process) and Confabulation (memory fabrication).
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Disorders of memory and perception
- Stem keywords: Sense of unfamiliarity, familiar situation
- Lead-in keywords: Sense of
Question ID
Q017MteIbeBdHiIApkkYbQ
Reference Book
E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) p. 3850-3852
E6 Physiology Ganong 27e Vol 1 Part 2 p. 67-69
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