Malingering Differs from Factitious Disorder in That

question 97

Multiple Choice

Malingering differs from factitious disorder in that

• A) in malingering, symptoms are intentionally feigned and in factitious disorder, they are not.
• B) family-oriented psychotherapy is a more effective treatment for factitious disorder than for malingering.
• C) malingering may include extending the symptoms to family members by proxy.
• D) in malingering, there is an identifiable external gain.

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