Candice faked her symptoms to gain medical attention. She exaggerated her symptoms to the point that exploratory surgery was conducted. Candice most likely has a _____.

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Candice is exhibiting factitious disorder, specifically when an individual fakes symptoms to receive medical attention. Factitious disorder by proxy involves an individual faking or causing illness in another person, and somatic symptom disorder involves physical symptoms that are either disproportionate to or cannot be explained by medical conditions. Psychosomatic disorder involves physical symptoms that are caused by psychological factors.

Candice Faked Her Symptoms to Gain Medical Attention