If the Social Worker Encounters Someone with a Pattern of Behavior

question 10

Multiple Choice

If the social worker encounters someone with a pattern of behavior that can be diagnosed as a general medical disorder but the major difference is that the individual deliberately and consciously seeks to obtain a reward or avoid some unpleasant situation, what would be the most likely diagnosis to consider?

• A)Malingering disorder
• B)Somatic symptom disorder
• C)Conversion disorder
• D)Factitious disorder imposed on another

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