Suzanne attempts to fabricate the symptoms of schizophrenia so that she may receive a disability payment each month. Josie inflicts cuts and bruises on herself to elicit sympathy and attention from others. Suzanne exemplifies _________. Josie illustrates ________.

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Suzanne is malingering because she is fabricating symptoms for a tangible benefit (disability payment), while Josie is demonstrating factitious disorder because she is inflicting harm on herself for attention and sympathy, without a clear external incentive.

Suzanne Attempts to Fabricate the Symptoms of Schizophrenia So That