AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dissociative fugue is characterized by the sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one’s customary place of daily activities, with inability to recall some or all of one’s past. As in the previous disorder, amnesia is present, causing a sense of confusion about personal identity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dissociative fugue has been linked to severe stress, which might be the result of traumatic events–such as war, abuse, accidents, disasters, or extreme violence–that the person has experienced or witnessed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples include experiencing abuse or taking part in military combat. People with DA may not remember information as it relates to this period of trauma. One example is a person who experienced abuse being unable to recall details or information from the time period when the abuse occurred.

Detailed explanation-4: -In dissociative fugue, people lose some or all memories of their past, and they usually disappear from their usual environments, leaving their family and job. ("Fugue” comes from the Latin words for “flight” and “to flee.") (See also Overview of Dissociative Disorders.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition, a dissociative fugue is a condition that is characterized by sudden purposeful travel away from one’s place of residence or work, complete or partial amnesia of one’s past and identity, causing the individual to assume a different identity [1].