When a caregiver fabricates or intentionally causes symptoms in those they are caring for in order to seek and obtain medical treatment, it is usually a case of:

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The described behavior is a classic symptom of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental illness where a caregiver feigns, exaggerates, or induces illness in those they are caring for in order to gain attention and sympathy for themselves from medical professionals. It is a form of child abuse, and the perpetrator is often the parent or other primary caregiver. The other answer choices are not relevant to the described behavior.

When a Caregiver Fabricates or Intentionally Causes Symptoms in Those