In Factitious Disorders, the Patient

question 74

Multiple Choice

In factitious disorders, the patient

• A)voluntarily makes up symptoms with no apparent motivation.
• B)is unaware that he or she is making up symptoms.
• C)truly experiences symptoms with no apparent physical cause.
• D)makes up symptoms in an effort to avoid work or to receive some other benefit.

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Definitions:

Primary Auditory Cortex

The area in the temporal lobe of the brain that processes sounds and auditory data.

Hearing Loss

A partial or total inability to hear sounds in one or both ears.

Planum Temporale

A brain structure involved in processing language and located within the temporal lobe, often larger in the hemisphere that is dominant for language.

Heschl's Gyrus

A region of the brain located in the auditory cortex, involved in the processing of sound and auditory information.