Describe the Disorders Known as Munchausen by Proxy and Munchausen

question 57

Essay

Describe the disorders known as Munchausen by proxy and Munchausen syndrome.

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Definitions:

Autopsy

A post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.

Research Design

A structured plan that outlines how a study will be conducted to investigate a particular problem or hypothesis.

Quasi-Experiment

An empirical study that appears to involve some, but incomplete, experimental control (e.g., through nonrandom assignment of participants to conditions).

Clinical Interview

A research paradigm in which an investigator begins by asking participants a series of open-ended questions but follows up on the responses with specific questions that have been prepared in advance.