Elena Visited Multiple Physicians, Claiming That She Was Suffering from What

question 52

Multiple Choice

Elena visited multiple physicians, claiming that she was suffering from what she believed to be a serious illness. On further examination, one doctor discovered that Elena had been ingesting substances that caused her to exhibit symptoms similar to those characteristic of the illness she claimed to have. Elena's example BEST illustrates ______.

• A) schizophrenia
• B) conversion disorder
• C) factitious disorder
• D) illness anxiety disorder

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Definitions:

Transponders

Devices that transmit a responding signal when they receive a designated signal, used in various applications like aviation, satellite communication, and toll collection.

License Plates

License Plates are metal or plastic plates attached to vehicles for official identification purposes, typically displaying a unique combination of letters and numbers.

Bernoulli Distribution

A probability distribution that represents two possible outcomes of a random experiment, typically success (1) or failure (0), with a single trial.

Constant Probability

A situation where the probability of an event occurring remains the same in all trials or tests.