The extreme reaction know as fugue refers to:
Correct answer: A. physical flight to escape conflict
- A. physical flight to escape conflict
- B. severe depression
- C. hallucinations
- D. obsessive behavior
Explanation
Dissociative fugue traditionally involves unexpected travel or wandering away from home, often accompanied by amnesia for one’s identity or past. Thus, physical flight or travel to escape overwhelming conflict is the closest option, although the answer omits the characteristic memory loss.
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