Sam had been sick since he was a young child.He was rushed to the hospital by his desperately concerned mother.Although his mother was praised by the hospital personnel for her attentiveness, the doctors discovered that the mother had been injecting her son with 7-up to make him sick so she could get the attention and sympathy of the medical personnel and be considered a "concerned, devoted" mother.Sam's mother would most likely be diagnosed with

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This behavior of making one's child sick in order to gain attention or sympathy from medical professionals is characteristic of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of child abuse. Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves repetitive, intrusive thoughts and/or behaviors that are not related to gaining attention or sympathy. Prader-Willis syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes developmental delays and other medical issues. Conversion disorder involves experiencing physical symptoms that cannot be explained medically, but Munchausen syndrome by proxy involves intentionally causing physical symptoms in another person.

Sam Had Been Sick Since He Was a Young Child