In soap operas, characters often forget their past experience following some trauma. they don't merely forget the traumatic event, they forget who they are, where they came from-they lose almost all memory of their lives. they then move to a new place and start a new identity. this would best be described as an instance of

dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue

Explanation:

It is an amnesia that appears after a stressful event or conflict. It is usually accompanied by an attitude of indifference towards this symptom. Dissociative amnesia is characteristic of both dissociative fugue and dissociative identity disorder, but if it appears in these cases, the diagnosis of dissociative amnesia should not be made. In posttraumatic stress disorder and in acute stress disorder there may be amnesia of the traumatic event, dissociative symptoms are also part of this diagnosis.

low context culture   (lc.):

association:    

relationships begin and end quickly. many people can be inside one's circle; circle's boundary is not clear.

things get done by following procedures and paying attention to the goal.

one's identity is rooted in oneself and one's accomplishments.

social structure is decentralized; responsibility goes further down (is not concentrated at the top).

interaction:

low use of nonverbal elements. message is carried more by words than by nonverbal means.

verbal message is explicit. context is less important than words.

verbal message is direct; one spells things out exactly.

communication is seen as a way of exchanging information, ideas, and opinions.  

disagreement is depersonalized. one withdraws from conflict with another and gets on with the task. focus is on rational solutions, not personal ones. one can be explicit about another's bothersome behavior.

territoriality:

space is compartmentalized and privately owned; privacy is important, so people are farther apart.

temporality:

things are scheduled to be done at particular times, one thing at a time. what is important is that activity is done efficiently.

change is fast. one can make change and see immediate results.

time is a commodity to be spent or saved. one’s time is one’s own.

learning:

reality is fragmented and compartmentalized. one source of information is used to develop knowledge. thinking is inductive, proceeds from specific to general. focus is on detail.

learning occurs by following explicit directions and explanations of others.

an individual orientation is preferred for learning and problem solving.

speed is valued. how efficiently something is learned is important.

hope that                                         : )