Factitious disorder

Question 1

physical or mental symptoms that are induced for example drinking contaminated urine samples, taking hallucinogens, injecting fecal material to produce abscesses, is called

Answer 1

Factitious disorder

Question 2

in factitious disorder people engage in this behavior without _______, it could be about seeking ________ and _______ or strong attachment to the idea of being ill or the caretaker of someone who is ill

Answer 2

clear motive
attention
sympathy

Question 3

symptoms are faked, but the motive is some secondary gain

Answer 3

malingering

Question 4

difference between factitious disorder and malingering

Answer 4

factitious disorder is a mental disorder and malingering is for personal gain

Question 5

Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Answer 5

someone falsely claims another person has physical or psychological signs or symptoms of illness or causes injury to disease in another person with the intention of deceiving others