Preferred Name |
Factitious Disorder |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Factitious_Disorder |
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DEFINITION |
A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors. |
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isDefinedBy |
A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors. |
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label |
Factitious Disorder |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Factitious_Disorder |
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prefLabel |
Factitious Disorder |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Psychiatric_Disorder |