The most common memory problems faced by people occur in four key areas

1. 1.       Knowledge Memory
2. 2.       Identity or Personal Memory
3. 3.       Event Memory
4. 4.       Planning Memory

Within each of these zones of memory, there are specific details in which people have problems. Let us have a look at the type of things one forgets.

Knowledge Memory:

•       Remembering information you have studied.
•       Remembering words.
•       Remembering data.
•       Remembering visuals.

Identity Memory

•       Trying to put a name to a face.
•       Trying to put a face to a name.
•       Trying to remember who someone is.
•       Wanting to remember someone’s personal details.

Event Memory

•       Remembering whether you’ve done something.
•       Remembering where you’ve put something.
•       Remembering when/where something happened.
•       Remembering important dates.

Planning Memory

•       Remembering to do something at a particular time
•       Knowledge there’s something you need to remember but you can’t think what it is.