After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from

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The man's sudden disappearance and memory loss are consistent with symptoms of dissociative fugue, a dissociative disorder characterized by a sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work, inability to recall one's past, and confusion about personal identity or assumption of a new identity. The stressors of being passed up for a promotion and arguing with his son may have triggered the dissociative episode. None of the other listed disorders are consistent with the given symptoms.

After Being Passed Up for a Promotion and Then Getting