Nora's husband insisted that she go to a mental health clinic when she was unable to explain or remember her frequent absences from home,phone calls from people that she claimed she had never heard of,and check stubs from checks that she couldn't remember writing.At the clinic,Nora admitted there were long stretches of her life that were completely blank to her.Suddenly,using a different voice,facial expression,and demeanor,Nora said to the psychologist,"Don't pay any attention to that old Nora.She's just a bore.My name is Patty,and I'm a lot more fun to talk to." The psychologist suspects that Nora's symptoms are characteristic of

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Nora's symptoms, including memory loss and switching to a different personality, are characteristic of dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder). Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and narcissistic personality disorder do not include these symptoms.

Nora's Husband Insisted That She Go to a Mental Health