Janelle is in jail for assault but she consistently tells the police that she does not remember arguing with her boyfriend or hitting him with her car.In fact,she cannot remember anything that happened over the last two days.If Janelle is telling the truth,then she may be experiencing dissociative

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Dissociative amnesia is a dissociative disorder characterized by the inability to recall important personal information, usually related to a traumatic or stressful event. Janelle's inability to remember the events leading up to her arrest suggests dissociative amnesia. Dissociative identity disorder and fugue involve more extensive and profound disruptions in consciousness and identity, and personality disorder is not directly related to memory loss.

Janelle Is in Jail for Assault but She Consistently Tells