Dennis, a New York City investment broker, quit his job in a fit of rage after being accused of embezzling thousands of dollars of his clients' money. Four months later, the police discovered Dennis driving a cab in Los Angeles. Dennis claimed that his name was actually Michael Hart, that he had always been a cab driver in Los Angeles, and that he had no knowledge of Dennis. Even after he was positively identified as Dennis, "Michael Hart" insisted that he was someone else. Assuming that he was not faking his condition to escape arrest, Dennis probably had:

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Dennis is exhibiting symptoms of dissociative fugue, as he has created a new identity for himself and has no memory of his past life as Dennis. This condition is often triggered by a traumatic event, such as being accused of embezzlement, and involves dissociating from one's own identity and creating a new one. The fact that he insists on his new identity despite being positively identified as Dennis further supports this diagnosis.

Dennis, a New York City Investment Broker, Quit His Job