Carlos recently lost his house and three members of his family in a tragic fire.He is unable to remember any of the events that occurred in the hours just before the fire.He is also unable to remember anything about the actual fire, even though he went into the house three times during the fire, attempting to rescue his wife and children.In this case, it is likely that Carlos would be classified as having:

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Carlos experiencing memory loss related to the traumatic event of losing his house and family in a fire is characteristic of dissociative amnesia. The amnesia can occur either for the traumatic event itself or for the time period leading up to and after the event. Carlos may have unconsciously dissociated from the event as a way of coping with the overwhelming emotions it evokes. Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder involve ongoing and persistent anxiety symptoms, while dissociative fugue is characterized by sudden and unexpected travel away from home or work with loss of memory for past events.

Carlos Recently Lost His House and Three Members of His