One Way to Discriminate Between Factitious Disorder and Malingering Would

question 33

Multiple Choice

One way to discriminate between factitious disorder and malingering would be to look for ______________________ in malingering patients.

• A) somatic symptoms
• B) a parent with a need for attention
• C) hypochondriacal tendencies
• D) associated external incentives

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