Question

A psychologist says, "This person's problem is that a part of her consciousness—her memory—has split off from the rest of her consciousness, even though there is no evidence of brain damage." The psychologist is describing a person with a(n) ____.

Answer 1

The psychologist is describing a person with a dissociative disorder.
A dissociative disorder is a condition which affects the memory, perception, awareness, or the entire identity of the person suffering from it. Usually this disorder is involuntary, and occurs as a defense mechanism of sorts - when the mind is too traumatized, the disorder may manifest itself in the form of dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, dissociative fatigue, or depersonalization disorder.