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| What is the difference between a factitious disorder and malingering? |
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Definition
| A person with a factitious disorder intentionally fakes symptoms in order to assume the sick role while a malinger has an ulterior motive such as financial gain. |
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| What is the difference between a factitious disorder and a somatoform disorder? |
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Definition
| They are similar in that they both involve the presence of symptoms that are not due to an actual medical condition. The main difference between the two is that people with somatoform disorder do not intentionally fake symptoms or mislead others. |
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Term
| What are the subtypes of factitious disorders? |
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Definition
1. Predominantly psychological signs and symptoms
2. Predominantly physical signs and symptoms
3. Combined psychological/physical signs and symptoms |
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Term
| What are some of the things a person with a factitious disorder might do? |
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Definition
| Manipulate a thermometer, produce abcesses under the skin through injections, fake seizures, lying in an intriguing way. People with factitous disorders have few visitiors while in the hospital. They are willing to undergo invasive tests and procedures. They will flee the hospital if they see someone that they know |
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Term
| What is the most serious type of Factitous Disorder? |
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Definition
| Munchausen by proxy, a disease where a person intentionally makes another person sick. |
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| What axis are factitious disorders listed under? |
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