Kayla feels that she is controlled by forces external to her. She confides to her sister Sara that she often feels as if she is watching herself from afar. Which of the following dissociative disorders best describes Kayla's condition?
A) Dissociative amnesia
B) Depersonalization/derealization disorder
C) Dissociative fugue
D) Dementia

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Kayla's experience of feeling as if she is watching herself from afar is a classic symptom of depersonalization/derealization disorder, which involves feeling detached from oneself or the world around them. The other options do not fit Kayla's specific symptoms. Dissociative amnesia involves memory loss, dissociative fugue involves sudden travel away from home and a loss of personal identity, and dementia is a neurocognitive disorder primarily affecting older adults.

Kayla Feels That She Is Controlled by Forces External to Her