Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Is a Set of Conditions That

question 9

Multiple Choice

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a set of conditions that

• A) falls somewhere between malingering and conversion disorders.
• B) falls under voluntary control like malingering.
• C) is an atypical form of child abuse.
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

A cognitive approach where individuals habitually attribute negative events to permanent, personal, and pervasive causes, often affecting their overall outlook on life.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, perceived as beyond their control.

Social-cognitive Perspective

An approach in psychology focusing on how people's thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes influence their behavior within a social context.

Epigenetic

Pertains to the study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence.