Ivana tells her father that her throat hurts and asks for cough syrup. However, Ivana's throat doesn't really hurt; she is just pretending to have a sore throat because she loves the taste of cough syrup. This is an example of self-handicapping.

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This scenario is an example of malingering, where Ivana is pretending to be ill for a secondary gain (in this case, to get cough syrup she likes), rather than self-handicapping, which involves creating obstacles to one's own success to have an excuse for potential failure.

Ivana Tells Her Father That Her Throat Hurts and Asks