Developing amnesia and fleeing from familiar surroundings to escape extreme threat is called
A) agoraphobia.
B) conversion reaction.
C) psychosomatic fight-or-flight.
D) fugue.

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Fugue is a dissociative disorder in which a person leaves their familiar surroundings and develops amnesia for their past. This is often triggered by extreme stress or threat, and the individual may unexpectedly travel away from their home or place of work without any memory of their past life. Agoraphobia involves a fear of open or public spaces, conversion reaction involves physical symptoms with no apparent medical cause, and psychosomatic fight-or-flight refers to physical reactions to stress or anxiety.

Developing Amnesia and Fleeing from Familiar Surroundings to Escape Extreme