Sean went to a psychologist and confided that he thought he was "losing time." He would look at his watch and it would be 1 p.m., and then the next thing he knew it was night time. The psychologist hypnotized Sean, and found an alternate personality named Trevor. Each personality was unique, with a name and separate memories. Sean has ________ disorder.
A) dissociative identity
B) an affective
C) a schizophrenic
D) a somatic symptom

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The symptoms described in the scenario (i.e. experiencing unexplained gaps in memory, having separate and distinct personalities) are consistent with the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder. This disorder was previously known as multiple personality disorder. The other options listed (affective, schizophrenic, somatic symptom) do not fit the symptoms described in the scenario.

Sean Went to a Psychologist and Confided That He Thought