Petra has experienced repeated episodes during which she felt as if she were not real. During an interview with her therapist, she mentioned that she sometimes feels as if she is being controlled by forces outside her. Petra is most likely to be diagnosed with
A) dissociative fugue
B) dissociative fugue.
C) dissociative identity disorder.
D) depersonalization/derealization disorder.

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Petra's experiences of feeling not real and being controlled by external forces suggest symptoms of depersonalization/derealization disorder. Dissociative fugue involves sudden and unexpected travel with an inability to recall one's past and dissociative identity disorder involves the presence of multiple distinct identities/personalities.

Petra Has Experienced Repeated Episodes During Which She Felt as If