Question

Describe the features of somatic symptom disorder, factitious disorders, and malingering, delineating how the three can be differentiated from one another.

(Meant for an abnormal psychology class, we use the textbook Understanding Abnormal Behavior 11e by David Sue if thats any help)

Answer 1

Factitious Disorders	Malingering Disorders	somatic symptom disorder
in this disorder person is likely to assume he is ill physically or mentally . in happens once ,single occurence but can also occur many times. person is very knowledgeble about symptoms . they just do it for sympathy which they get from others but not for money time medication etc.	in this disorder person is likely to assume he is ill physically or mentally . in happens once ,single occurence but can also occur many times. person is very knowledgeble about symptoms . theydo it for getting money time medication etc.	it is also called as somatization .physical symptoms which are not explained by physicaal or mental disorder. they are real but cant be scientifically proven. it can be diagnosed if it remains atleast for 6 months means some unexplainable experiences . example gastrointestinal probems , pain and they keep varying with time (i.e location etc) could lead to anxiety .Reasons: too much stress , too much sensitivity