What is dissociative fugue? Under what circumstances is this disorder likely to develop?

What will be an ideal response?

Dissociative fugue has been described as a walking amnesia. In this form of amnesia, an individual not only
forgets their history, but they also leave. The individual with dissociative fugue may actually leave their home
and begin a new life elsewhere with a new identity. Such an extreme means of dealing with anxiety is most
commonly seen when faced with a situation that both intolerable and inescapable.

Psychology

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Current researchers consider all of the following to be among the six main dimensions of temperament, EXCEPT:

a. attention span and persistence b. rhythmicity c. capacity for empathy d. irritable distress

Psychology

Describe what distinguishes creative thinking from more routine problem-solving; define the creative processes of fluency, flexibility, and originality; differentiate between convergent and divergent thinking; identify three ways that creativity can be measured; and explain why creativity involves more than just the production of original answers

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology