You recently read a story about a man who was in a car accident and could not recall any important information about himself, although he had experienced no head injury. One of his relatives saw his picture on TV and called the hospital. The most likely diagnosis for this case would be:

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Dissociative amnesia is characterized by an inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. The scenario described fits this condition, especially since there was no head injury involved, ruling out medical causes for the amnesia.

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