Robert experienced a period of confusion as to who he was.During this time he traveled from Edinburgh to Paris under the name of Dan Brown.This is an example of ____.

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Robert's traveling under a false name during a period of confusion suggests a dissociative fugue, which is characterized by sudden travel away from home, confusion about identity, and the adoption of a new identity. Depersonalization disorder is characterized by feelings of detachment and unreality, dissociative amnesia is the inability to recall important information, and dissociative identity disorder involves the presence of multiple distinct identities.

Robert Experienced a Period of Confusion as to Who He