What are the most common everyday memory problems?
According to one survey of the five most common memory problems, first is being unable to come up with a word that we feel is “on the tip of our tongue”, apparently because of a verbal memory processing problem. Second is having to go back to check to see if something was done, such as turning off the stove, probably reflecting a failure to pay adequate attention at the time. Third is forgetting where we put something, probably a visual-spatial memory process problem. Forgetting the name of someone or thing is fourth, apparently a verbal memory malfunction. Not remembering what has been said or been told is another. The types of problems people have vary, and how serious a nuisance the problems are varies from person to person as well.
