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Which disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with symptoms and does not have an identifiable gain?
Which disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with symptoms and does not have an identifiable gain?
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Factitious Disorder
- Somatic Symptom Disorder (correct)
- Malingering
In which situation would a patient be diagnosed with Malingering?
In which situation would a patient be diagnosed with Malingering?
- The patient is preoccupied with symptoms but shows recognizable gains. (correct)
- The patient is not consciously feigning symptoms.
- The patient is unaware of their preoccupation with diagnosis.
- Symptom explanations are fully organic.
What diagnosis corresponds to a patient who has a preoccupation with symptoms but does not consciously feign them?
What diagnosis corresponds to a patient who has a preoccupation with symptoms but does not consciously feign them?
- Factitious Disorder
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Somatic Symptom Disorder (correct)
- Malingering
Which disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with diagnosis without identifiable gains?
Which disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with diagnosis without identifiable gains?
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If a patient is diagnosed with Factitious Disorder, what is likely true about their situation?
If a patient is diagnosed with Factitious Disorder, what is likely true about their situation?
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Study Notes
Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms
- Patient is not consciously feigning
- Preoccupation With Symptoms
- No identifiable gain
- The patient's preoccupation with their symptoms is the primary factor
- Not intentionally faking for external gain
Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness
- No identifiable gain
- The patient's preoccupation with diagnosis is the primary factor
Factitious Disorder
- Preoccupation with symptoms
- No identifiable gain
- The patient intentionally falsifies or induces symptoms
- The act itself is the reward
Malingering
- The patient is consciously feigning symptoms
- There is an identifiable gain
- The patient is intentionally faking for external gain
- This differentiates malingering from factitious disorder, where the reward comes from the act itself
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