Which Statement Is TRUE About Factitious Disorders

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE about factitious disorders?

• A) Individuals with factitious disorder are not trying to achieve some external gain by faking illness.
• B) Individuals with factitious disorder do not intentionally create illness.
• C) Individuals with factitious disorder have no control over their behavior.
• D) Individuals with factitious disorder do not want to assume the sick role.

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Definitions:

NaBr

Sodium bromide, a salt with various uses including in medicines, as a sedative, and in photographic processing.

React

To undergo a chemical change or transformation in response to another substance or condition.

Sodium Chloride

The chemical name for table salt, a compound with the formula NaCl, widely used as a condiment and preservative.

Sodium

A soft, silver-white, highly reactive metal belonging to the alkali metal series in the periodic table, denoted by the symbol Na.