Katherine, a 30-year-old woman, has had difficulty recalling certain time frames from her childhood, and she becomes anxious when returning to her grandparents’ home to visit. Katherine is most likely suffering from __________.

Dissociative amnesia involves difficulty recalling important personal information, often related to stressful or traumatic experiences. Katherine’s gaps in memories of childhood fit this description; feeling anxious at her grandparents’ home may reflect an association with those memories. Dissociative fugue would involve unexpected travel or wandering, which is not described.

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