In _____, an affected person fakes the medical problems of someone in his or her care in order to gain attention, while a person who fakes his or her own medical problems to gain attention would be diagnosed with _____.
A)Munchausen syndrome; Munchausen syndrome by proxy
B)a somatization disorder; a conversion disorder
C)Munchausen syndrome by proxy; Munchausen syndrome
D)a conversion disorder; somatization disorder

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Munchausen syndrome by proxy involves a caregiver faking or inducing medical problems in someone else to gain attention, while Munchausen syndrome involves a person faking their own medical problems for attention.

In _____, an Affected Person Fakes the Medical Problems of Someone