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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Fictitious disorders

Fictitious disorders

  • Intentional feigning of physical symptoms
  • Intentional feigning of psychological symptoms

Broader

Mental illness
Excellent

Aggravates

Unnecessary health system referrals
Presentable

Aggravated by

Deception
Presentable

Related

Body dysmorphic disorder
Excellent
Subthreshold mental disorders
Presentable
Secrecy of medical facts and records
Presentable
Penis envy
Yet to rate

Value

Unintentional
Yet to rate
Symptom
Yet to rate
Disorder
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Medicine » Diagnosis
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Psychology » Psychology
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020