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Angelique Walks into a Local Hospital Looking Confused and Acting

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Angelique walks into a local hospital looking confused and acting as though she does not know who she is.Doctors admit her to the hospital for evaluation because she is covered in cuts and bruises.A few days later,after watching the news,Angelique remembers who she is and asks for help in moving away from her abusive husband.
A) What type of disorder is Angelique experiencing (emotion,thought,self)? What specific diagnosis would you give her?
B) If Angelique had walked into a hospital three states away from her home,what diagnosis would you give her?
C) Some people would argue that Angelique's disorder is actually somewhat adaptive.Discuss how this might be the case in Angelique's situation.What positive purpose does it serve for her?

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A) Disorder of self;dissociative amnesia...

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