Malingering is the intentional creation of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms motivated by external incentives. The motivations can include external incentives such as avoiding military duty, avoiding work, obtaining financial compensation, evading criminal prosecution, or obtaining drugs. Malingering is different from lying in that is intended deception about a physical or psychological problem (as opposed to deception about anything else). Obviously, it is possible
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9. How would you describe the validity of the PAI profile on the next page? Explain the specific process of how you reached your conclusion. Part 2: Assuming the profile is valid, how might the examinee act in an interaction in which therapist tells the examinee that they should engage in psychotherapy? Cite testing any and all relevant evidence for your answer. (10 points) I first looked at the inconsistency validity scale (ICN=49T) and noticed that it was low, meaning that it was less than 64T
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Vanessa Leite Forensic Critique #1 Box 100 July 13, 2012 EVALUATION A 1. Was there a mental disease or defect at the time of the crime? If yes, what type? I believe Ms. Y exhibited a deficit during the crime and would attribute that deficit to some kind of developmental and intellectual impairment. The evaluation mentioned review of previous assessments in which Ms. Y was given a diagnosis of Mild Mental Retardation (Code 317). This type of diagnosis includes criteria of an IQ level of
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involuntary conferment of the mentally ill; this is because I have worked in this field for the last decade; Dr. Oberhoff centres his field of interest in malingering, deception, recidivism, psychopathy, and rehab for criminals. Theorists that contribute to Dr. Oberhoff area of interests are scholars such as Robert Hare (psychopathy); Rick Rogers (Malingering/deception); and Richard Rogers etc. Our evolving world, multicultrism, poverty, and the highest incarceration rate in the globe- the field forensic
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ADHD misdiagnosis a trend in commentary ADHD has become your dime a dozen catch all diagnosis in adolescence Understandably of course it's a money making machine between the cost of therapy, medications, and depending on the medication weekly to monthly blood draws. There's lots of money to be made off of people diagnosed with ADHD. More than that though, is that it's become sort of a trend. “Few topics have generated as much public concern as the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity
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assess psychopathy, malingering, neuropsychological issues, and violence risk potential. An example of this is the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms-2 (SIRS-2). This instrument is commonly referred to as the “gold standard” because it is the most common instrument used to detect feigned mental disorders. Feigned is the deliberate fabrication or gross exaggeration of psychological and physical symptoms without any assumption about its goals. It is different from malingering, which involves fabrication
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as nothing was physically wrong with them. Based on the knowledge that has been found today we can say that the girls might have had Ergot poisoning. Ergot poisoning is a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. The girls could have also been malingering, a malinger is a person who pretends to be sick in order to avoid their responsibility.
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disorders, such as Schizophrenia and various other Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Somatization Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and Personality Disorders, particularly Borderline Personality Disorder and that genuine DID must be identified from malingering in circumstances which there may be monetary gain or forensic advantage and from Factitious Disorder in which help-seeking conduct may be present (Shaffer & Oakley, 2005). History & the
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a controversial subject that has persisted since its existence. DID is defined as the “the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of an individual’s behaviour so that he or she has an inability to recall certain memories or important personal information.” (Reed-Gavish, M., 2013). The person’s many identities may have names, different life stories and differences in mannerisms (Mayo Clinic). Psychologists
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Have you ever encounter a kind of mentor who’s inconsiderate? Uncharitable to unfortunate students? Mentors who are very critical to students who are slow in learning process? Or a teacher who chooses more in malingering or simply does unnecessary things during their time of teaching or time of duty? These are just some of the observed adversities of some of the teachers that learners commonly proclaim. Adversities of the teacher and students are required to race with it in order to survive in the
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