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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Heather is exhibiting factitious disorder, which involves deliberately faking illness in order to receive attention from medical professionals. Conversion disorder involves the presence of physical symptoms that cannot be explained by a medical condition, and somatizing involves experiencing physical symptoms due to psychological distress. Malingering involves intentionally feigning symptoms for secondary gain such as financial compensation or to avoid legal obligations. "Faking" is not a clinical term or diagnosis.

Heather Is Deliberately Faking Symptoms of Illness in Order to Gain