Knowingly exhibiting false medical or psychiatric symptoms and lying in order to get a tangible reward, such as narcotic drugs or disability payments, is known as ________
A) malingering
B) hypochondriasis
C) Munchausen by proxy
D) agoraphobia
A
Explanation: A) Correct! In malingering, patients are aware that they are lying and know exactly what they want to obtain.
B) This is not hypochondriasis.
C) This is not Munchausen by proxy.
D) This is not agoraphobia.
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