The police find a man who is disheveled and in a daze wandering through the downtown area. When the police ask him for his name, he seems bewildered. A search of missing persons' photographs reveals that this man was reported missing 3 months ago in a town more than 700 miles away. The man is most likely suffering from __________.
A. schizophrenia
B. dissociative fugue
C. dissociative amnesia
D. dissociative identity disorder
Answer: B
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