Children and Young People's Nursing

at a Glance

Alan Glasper, Jim Richardson, Jane Coad

Multiple Choice: Fabricated or induced illness

Question 1. Which of the following is a definition of factitious disorder?

(a) Factitious disorder is where a child invents symptoms to avoid certain activities such as school or sports classes
(b) Factitious disorder is a spectrum of disorders where the carer, usually the mother, presents a child for medical attention having either fabricated or induced the child's symptoms
(c) Factitious disorder is well known and easily recognized in health care settings
(d) Factitious disorder is a fabricated or made-up diagnosis by medical staff who do not know what is wrong with a child
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