When People Fake Their Own Medical Problems in Order to Gain

question 180

Multiple Choice

When people fake their own medical problems in order to gain attention and sympathy from medical professionals, they would be diagnosed with

• A)Munchausen syndrome.
• B)Prader-Willi syndrome.
• C)Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
• D)a conversion disorder.

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Definitions:

Moral Development

The process by which individuals develop attitudes and behaviors toward others based on social norms, cultural practices, and personal beliefs regarding what is right and wrong.

Child Culture

The idea that each group of children has games, sayings, clothing styles, and superstitions that are not common among adults, just as every culture has distinct values, behaviors, and beliefs.

Test-retest Reliability

The consistency of an individual's scores on the same test administered on two different occasions.

Content Validity

The degree to which a test or assessment measures all facets of the concept it intends to measure.