Halley Enjoys the Attention She Receives When She Goes to the Doctor

question 263

Multiple Choice

Halley enjoys the attention she receives when she goes to the doctor, so she has been making herself appear sick by deliberately causing minor ankle sprains or digestion problems or by complaining of frequent "headaches" and "heart palpitations." Halley would most likely be diagnosed with

• A)Munchausen syndrome.
• B)a psychosomatic disorder.
• C)Klinefelter's syndrome.
• D)a conversion disorder.

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