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    Heather Is Deliberately Faking Symptoms of Illness in Order to Gain
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Heather Is Deliberately Faking Symptoms of Illness in Order to Gain

Question 14

Question 14

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Heather is deliberately faking symptoms of illness in order to gain the attention of doctors. This behaviour is best described as:


A) conversion disorder.
B) factitious disorder.
C) malingering.
D) somatizing.
E) faking.

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