Victor, a New York City investment broker, quit his job in a fit of rage after being accused of embezzling thousands of dollars of his clients' money. Four months later, the police discovered Victor driving a cab in Los Angeles. Victor claimed that his name was actually George Saunders, that he had always been a cab driver in Los Angeles, and that he had no knowledge of Victor. Even after he was positively identified as Victor, "George Saunders" insisted that he was someone else. Assuming that he was not faking his condition to escape arrest, Victor was probably suffering fromA fugue state. T/F

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Mireya Ortega

3 April, 23:30

Victor, a New York City investment broker, quit his job in a fit of rage after being accused of embezzling thousands of dollars of his clients' money. Four months later, the police discovered Victor driving a cab in Los Angeles. Victor claimed that his name was actually George Saunders, that he had always been a cab driver in Los Angeles, and that he had no knowledge of Victor. Even after he was positively identified as Victor, "George Saunders" insisted that he was someone else. Assuming that he was not faking his condition to escape arrest, Victor was probably suffering fromA fugue state. T/F

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Lea Wagner · Answer 1

Answer: True

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Fugue state could be defined as a lite mental disorder which is characterized by a changeable amnesia for personal identity including memories, who they think they were and everything they thought of themselves. Anyone suffering from fugue act as though they are fleeing from their own identity or what they used to be known for, they begin to wander about in disclaimer of their old self. Victor's act of denial from himself to being George is known as a fugue state.