Question

Which of the following would be the diagnosis if an individual intentionally fabricated physical or psychological illness?

a) Conversion disorder
b) Somatic symptom disorder
c) Factitious disorder
d) Panic disorder

Answer 1

Factitious disorder is the diagnosis when an individual intentionally fabricates physical or psychological illness for attention or sympathy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The diagnosis for an individual intentionally fabricating physical or psychological illness is factitious disorder. Factitious disorder is a mental illness in which a person pretends to have a physical or mental illness, or intentionally produces symptoms of an illness, in order to gain attention or sympathy. This behavior is not motivated by external incentives such as financial gain.