Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another Is a Controversial Diagnosis and Remains

question 350

Multiple Choice

Factitious disorder imposed on another is a controversial diagnosis and remains under study by the psychiatric community because____________.

• A) the individuals imposing the illness most likely already would meet criteria for another diagnosis in the DSM-5
• B) it appears to put a diagnostic label on abusive behavior
• C) intent on the part of the caregiver is hard to quantify
• D) the abusive behavior toward the child may be reflective of an underlying borderline personality disorder

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Definitions:

Type II Alcoholism

A classification within the domain of alcoholism that typically entails an early onset, genetic predisposition, and a high propensity to seek risk and impulsive behaviors.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Personalities

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinct character, typically referring to patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Schizophrenia

A mental health disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.