Asked by Brenna Wooldridge on Jun 09, 2024

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After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He is suffering from a(n) _______.

A) affective disorder
B) somatoform disorder
C) dissociative disorder
D) schizophrenic disorder

Dissociative Disorder

A mental health condition involving disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception, often due to psychological trauma.

Affective Disorder

A group of mental health conditions affecting mood and emotion, such as depression or bipolar disorder.

Schizophrenic Disorder

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions or feelings.

  • Characterize the causative factors and characteristics of anxiety, mood, and dissociative disorders as seen through various psychological lenses.
  • Apprehend the symptoms and testing standards for distinct psychological disturbances.
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Abdulaziz AlmubaiyedhJun 12, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The description of the man's sudden disappearance and memory loss suggests a dissociative disorder, specifically dissociative amnesia.