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  2. A Therapist Explains Why a Narcissist Will Fake Being Sick - AOL

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    In this specific instance, after being told by his wife that if he left she would stay, the narcissistic husband threw up at a party, and made the wife look like a neglectful partner.

  3. Factitious disorder imposed on another - Wikipedia

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    Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII) and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP) after Munchausen syndrome, is a mental health disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person – typically their child, and sometimes (rarely) when an adult falsely simulates an illness or ...

  4. Factitious disorder - Wikipedia

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    They may partake in this behavior in order to seek and maintain relationships or use the sick-patient role as a coping strategy in response to stressful life events. [ 4 ] If an individual did not form a healthy attachment to a caregiver as a child, there is a possibility that the person may develop factitious disorder in order to fulfill the ...

  5. How to spot a fake friend lurking in your social circle - AOL

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    This might look like you being the only one consistently reaching out to make plans. Or, you always make an effort to comfort your friend during times of distress, but when you’re struggling ...

  6. A surprising number of people have faked a cancer diagnosis ...

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    Some people may struggle with a condition known as factitious disorder (formerly Munchausen syndrome), whereby they fake an illness because they want to be seen as sick by others, Thea Gallagher ...

  7. Factitious disorder imposed on self - Wikipedia

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    Factitious disorder imposed on self (FDIS), sometimes referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a complex mental disorder where individuals play the role of a sick patient to receive some form of psychological validation, such as attention, sympathy, or physical care. [2]

  8. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] Cretin [citation needed] Cripple "A person with a physical or mobility impairment". Its shortened form ("crip") has been reclaimed by some people with disabilities as a positive identity. [6] [7] [17] [24] Confined to a wheelchair

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