Several Somatoform Disorders Involve Fabricating Physical Symptoms

question 132

Multiple Choice

Several somatoform disorders involve fabricating physical symptoms. With respect to these disorders, _________ is a more severe form of _________.

• A)Munchausen syndrome; factitious disorder
• B)factitious disorder; Munchausen syndrome
• C)Munchausen syndrome; malingering
• D)malingering; factitious disorder

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