Martin is wanted by the police as a suspected bank robber. In order to avoid legal charges, he goes to an Emergency Room and says he cannot remember who he is or anything about his life. Martin may have amnesia, but clinicians will also have to rule out

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Clinicians will have to rule out malingering, which is the deliberate feigning or exaggeration of symptoms for secondary gain, such as avoiding legal charges, in this case. The other options (B, C, D) do not fit the situation described in the scenario as they involve the intentional production of physical or psychological symptoms without an external motivation such as avoiding legal charges.

Martin Is Wanted by the Police as a Suspected Bank