If the social worker encounters someone with a pattern of behavior that can be diagnosed as a general medical disorder but the major difference is that the individual deliberately and consciously seeks to obtain a reward or avoid some unpleasant situation, what would be the most likely diagnosis to consider?
A)Malingering disorder
B)Somatic symptom disorder
C)Conversion disorder
D)Factitious disorder imposed on another

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Malingering disorder is characterized by the deliberate and conscious production of physical or psychological symptoms for secondary gain, such as obtaining a reward or avoiding an unpleasant situation. Somatic symptom disorder, conversion disorder, and factitious disorder imposed on another do not necessarily involve a conscious effort to obtain a reward or avoid a situation.

If the Social Worker Encounters Someone with a Pattern of Behavior