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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 three months ago in a nearby town. The man is most likely suffering from

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Dissociative amnesia

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Dissociative fugue

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Based on the scenario that is being described, it seems that the man is most likely suffering from Dissociative fugue. This is a psychological state that was formerly known as a psychogenic fugue. This state is characterized as when an individual loses awareness of their identity or any/all other important autobiographical information, while also engaging in some form of unexpected travel. Which would explain why the man in this scenario does not know who he is and has traveled far from where he actually lives.

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