Your boss knows that you are enrolled in a psychology class. He tells you that his mother-in-law has suddenly left home and traveled to another state. When the police found her, she had been living in the new town for six months. She had invented a totally false past and had no memory of her real past life. He wants to know what psychological disorder you think she is likely to be diagnosed with?

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The described situation fits the diagnostic criteria of dissociative fugue, which involves sudden travel or wandering away from one's home, inability to remember past personal information, and the creation of a new identity or assuming a new identity. The individual may also exhibit confusion or agitation during an episode of dissociative fugue.

Your Boss Knows That You Are Enrolled in a Psychology