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TVarnum

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Claudia is experiencing intermittent pain in her stomach and back. Medical examination and testing have revealed no physical explanation for her symptoms. The most likely DSM-5 diagnosis for Claudia is
 
  a. Somatic Symptom Disorder
  b. Hypochondriasis
  c. Factitious Disorder
  d. Illness Anxiety Disorder

Question 2

In Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another, a person causes symptoms in another person and then presents that person as ill in order to:
 
  a. Receive reinforcement for being an attentive, loving caregiver
  b. Receive a financial gain
  c. Distract attention from his/her own psychological pain
  d. Cause suffering to the other person


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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