Carlos recently lost 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 family members. Which of the following is most consistent with Carlos's experience?

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Carlos's inability to remember the events before and during the fire is consistent with dissociative amnesia, which is a type of dissociative disorder where the patient experiences memory loss due to a traumatic event. Dissociative fugue involves memory loss and physical relocation, panic disorder involves intense fear and physical symptoms during panic attacks, and generalized anxiety disorder involves excessive worry and anxiety about various everyday situations.

Carlos Recently Lost His Family in a Tragic Fire