A 45-year-old woman claims that she injured her hand at work. She asserts that the pain caused by her injury prevents her from working. She has no further hand problems after she receives a $40,000 workmen’s compensation settlement. This clinical presentation is an example of
A. factitious disorder
B. factitious disorder by proxy
C. malingering
D. conversion disorder
E. masked depression
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