Listen to the Summary of Marlene Steinberg M.D. & Maxine Schnall's The Stranger in the Mirror in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The five core syndromes of the dissociative disorders are amnesia, fugue, depersonalization, identity confusion, and identity alteration. They are as follows: loss of memory for your identity or past, characterized by the inability to recall important personal information; sudden, unexpected travel away from your home; persistent and recurrent feelings of detachment from yourself or parts of your body; and the existence of distinct, coherent identities within yourself that are able to take control of your behavior...