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 appears to be suffering from ______.
a) paraphilia
b) schizophrenia
c) a somatoform disorder
d) a dissociative disorder
ANS: D, Dissociative disorders are characterized by a break in conscious awareness, memory, sense of identity, or some combination.
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