In factitious disorders, the patient
A)voluntarily makes up symptoms with no apparent motivation.
B)is unaware that he or she is making up symptoms.
C)truly experiences symptoms with no apparent physical cause.
D)makes up symptoms in an effort to avoid work or to receive some other benefit.

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In factitious disorders, individuals voluntarily make up or exaggerate symptoms without an obvious external incentive or benefit, differentiating it from malingering (D), where there is a clear external benefit.

In Factitious Disorders, the Patient