Jamie's mother's boyfriend repeatedly abused her. She has episodes in which she finds herself in strange places and is unsure how she got there. People, whom she did not know, call her by a different name. What kind of symptoms is Jamie most likely experiencing?

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Jamie's symptoms, including memory lapses and confusion about identity, are indicative of dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder). This disorder often develops as a response to severe trauma or abuse, which matches Jamie's history of repeated abuse by her mother's boyfriend. The other options (post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder) may also be present in Jamie's situation, but the dissociative symptoms are the most prominent and specific.

Jamie's Mother's Boyfriend Repeatedly Abused Her