A caregiver who feigns or deliberately exaggerates the illness of the person who is placed under his/her care displays a condition, which is referred to as _____ in psychology.

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The condition described is factitious disorder imposed on another, formerly known as Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, in which a caregiver fabricates or exaggerates symptoms in the person under their care in order to gain attention or sympathy. General adaptive syndrome and illness anxiety disorder are unrelated conditions.

A Caregiver Who Feigns or Deliberately Exaggerates the Illness of the Person