Priscilla'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, Priscilla admitted there were long stretches of her life that were completely blank to her. Suddenly, Priscilla's voice, facial expression, and demeanor changed, and she said to the clinic psychologist, "Don't pay any attention to that old Priscilla. She's just a bore. My name is Patty, and I'm a lot more fun to talk to." The clinic psychologist suspects that Priscilla may have:

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Priscilla's sudden change in voice, facial expression, and demeanor, along with the emergence of another personality (Patty) indicate dissociative identity disorder. The frequent absences, phone calls from unknown people, and check stubs that Priscilla couldn't remember writing also suggest the possibility of dissociative amnesia.

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