Which of the Following Characterizes Factitious Disorder by Proxy

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following characterizes factitious disorder by proxy?

• A)deliberate actions directed toward making a child sick
• B)a parent developing the same symptoms that the child has
• C)a parent intentionally lying to a doctor (e.g., saying that the child has had symptoms that never really existed)
• D)convincing a child to lie to a doctor about symptoms

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