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7.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prior to the publication of the DSM-III, factitious disorder was called _____. | Munchausen syndrome |
| criminal defendants undergoing forensic evaluations have a base rate of malingering of | between 20 and 30% |
| What is the main difference between malingering and factitious disorder? | People with factitious disorder invent or exaggerate their symptoms without obvious incentive apart from playing sick. |
| When would malingering not be a concern? | A person who is extremely cooperative in the diagnostic evaluation |
| In which disorder do people invent or exaggerate their symptoms for no obvious motive to do so—other than to assume the sick role? | factitious disorder |
| Intentional and imaginary or exaggerated symptoms that bring attention to the individual having them may be labeled as _____. | malingering |
| In the research by Mileno and his colleagues (2001), common factors among the participants diagnosed with factitious disorder were a background of prolonged _____. | physical or sexual abuse |
| Malingering can involve the falsification of symptoms in others for personal secondary gain. Who are usually the victims and perpetrators, respectively, of this situation? | children; parents |