During a heated falling-out with a close friend, Danielle suddenly feels as if she is watching herself from above. This "out-of-body" experience is BEST seen as an example of ______.
A) dissociative amnesia
B) depersonalization
C) disintegration
D) derealization

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Depersonalization involves a sense of disconnect or detachment from oneself or one's surroundings. Feeling as if one is watching oneself from above is a common symptom of depersonalization. Dissociative amnesia involves gaps in memory or identity, disintegration involves a breakdown in unity of one's personality, and derealization involves a sense of the environment feeling unreal or unfamiliar. None of these fully capture the experience described in the scenario.

During a Heated Falling-Out with a Close Friend, Danielle Suddenly