After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from ________.
A)schizophrenia
B)a somatic symptom disorder
C)a dissociative disorder
D)factitious disorder

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The man's sudden disappearance and lack of memory suggest a dissociative disorder, specifically dissociative amnesia. The stress of being passed up for a promotion and arguing with his son may have triggered the dissociative episode. Schizophrenia, somatic symptom disorder, and factitious disorder do not explain the amnesia and lack of memory.

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