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To an untrained person, a dissociative or fugue state seems like a "handy excuse" for lying. How do you prove that a person doesn't remember? Even professionals are often skeptical.

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What does a dissociative fugue do?

A dissociative fugue is characterized by generally short-termed amnesia of one's own personal identity, such as their personality traits. The period of fugue, however, is generally forgotten (as amnesia for the period of time, versus voluntarily) once one recovers from such an episode.


When is dissociative fugue common?

Cases of dissociative fugue are more common in wartime or in communities disrupted by a natural disaster


What does Dissociative fugue mean?

Dissociative fugue is a disorder in which a person temporarily loses his or her sense of personal identity and travels to another location where he or she may assume a new identity


What famous people suffer from dissociative fugue?

only known: retired NFL star Herschel Walker.


What celebrities have had dissociative fugue?

justin bieber has been said to have this


How long did agatha christie disappear?

Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926 - likely experiencing a fugue state, or dissociative fugue.


Ray has been under a lot of stress and has been drinking heavily lately Two days ago he started drinking nonstop He came to and found himself wandering down the street He could not remember his na?

And what is your question? Amnesia (A+)


What does dissociative mean?

Dissociative fugue is a disorder in which a person temporarily loses his or her sense of personal identity and travels to another location where he or she may assume a new identity


Who is likely to be suffering from dissociative fugue?

Mary, who was found wandering around a shopping mall in Denver but has no idea who she is or how she got there.


What type of amnesia is it when someone blocks out an extremely stressful event?

That type of amnesia would be Hysterical or Fugue Amnesia. The memory of the traumatic incident will eventually return a few days later, although it may never be complete.


Did Agatha Christie get amnesia?

After disappearing, Agatha Christie claimed that she couldn't remember how she got to the hotel where she was found, or what happened during the eleven days that she was missing. Other than this, she didn't suffer from everyday memory loss. It is likely that she experienced a dissociative fugue, which is a rare, temporary psychological disturbance. She would have no memory of the incident.


What is the history of dissociative fugue?

I guess this joke is intentional: A: nothing to do with fugues and counterpoint, DF is a disturbed psychological state when someone goes wandering off, frequently without recalling where they've been or why they did it.