What Is the Primary Difference Between Factitious Disorder and Malingering

question 86

Multiple Choice

What is the primary difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

• A) The symptoms in factitious disorder may be deliberately induced while those in malingering are faked.
• B) The symptoms in factitious disorder are not produced intentionally, whereas they are in malingering.
• C) Both involve faking symptoms but those with factitious disorder are usually more successful than malingerers.
• D) The feigning of symptoms in factitious disorder is motivated by economic gain, whereas the motivation in malingering is to get attention.

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