What is the name of the psychogenic amnesia in which a person may lose the ability to consciously access memory when different identities are assumed without losing any particular identities?
A) repression
B) dissociative amnesia
C) dissociative fugue
D) dissociative identity disorder

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The psychogenic amnesia in which a person may lose the ability to consciously access memory when different identities are assumed without losing any particular identities is specific to dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder. Repression involves unconsciously blocking out memories or thoughts, dissociative amnesia involves a specific traumatic event or period of time, and dissociative fugue involves a person suddenly and unexpectedly traveling away from their home or place of work with no memory of their past life.

What Is the Name of the Psychogenic Amnesia in Which