Question

a woman went to the police station in a small town in montana. she had no idea who she was or how she got there. she might have been suffering from:

a. generalized anxiety disorder.

b. dissociative identity disorder.

c. dissociative fugue.

d. schizophrenia.

Explanation:

Dissociative fugue involves sudden, unexpected travel and amnesia about one’s identity/ past. The woman’s amnesia and unknown arrival match this. Generalized anxiety disorder (A) is excessive worry, dissociative identity disorder (B) has multiple identities, and schizophrenia (D) involves psychosis (hallucinations, delusions) – none fit as well as dissociative fugue.

Answer:

C. dissociative fugue.