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
Responses are welcome.............
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder
A 45-year-old woman says that she frequently feels “nervous” and often has an “upset stomach” which includes heartburn, indigestion and diarrhea. She has had this problem since she was 26 years of age and notes that other family members also are “tense and nervous”. Which of the following disorders best fits this clinical picture?
A. Panic disorder
B. Malingering
C. OCD
D. GAD
E. Acute stress disorder
Responses are welcome..........
A. Panic disorder
B. Malingering
C. OCD
D. GAD
E. Acute stress disorder
Responses are welcome..........
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