Teresa has an intense and terrifying feeling that she is no longer real and that she is looking at herself and the world from a distance. These feelings have caused major impairments in her work and personal life The most likely diagnosis is ____.
A) dissociative amnesia
B) dissociative identity disorder
C) somatoform disorder
D) depersonalization disorder

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Teresa's symptoms of feeling unreal and as though she is observing herself and the world from a distance are characteristic of depersonalization disorder. This disorder involves persistent or recurrent feelings of detachment from one's own body or mental processes, as if one is an outside observer of their life.

Teresa Has an Intense and Terrifying Feeling That She Is