Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
dissociative hysteria
dis·so·ci·a·tive hys·te·ri·a
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(fugue) Dissociative disorder characterized by a period of almost complete amnesia, during which a person actually flees from an immediate life situation and begins a different life pattern; apart from the amnesia, mental faculties and skills are usually unimpaired.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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(dissociative fugue) A disorder characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from one's home or place of work accompanied by an inability to recall one's past; the individual is confused about his or her personal identity and may assume a new identity.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Subtype of hysterical neurosis; the current classification is dissociative disorders; sudden temporary alterations in the normally integrative functions of consciousness.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.") Dissociative fugue is a rare form of dissociative amnesia.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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