Conscious simulations of signs of disease is
(A) Malingering # Exposure to life-threatening events can produce the stress-related psychiatric condition of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The nature of war can lead to genuine PTSD or the conscious simulation of symptoms of PTSD for secondary gain. Since malingering has a significant impact on the military and its mission, the importance of differentiating malinge ring from genuine PTSD. Factitious disorder was a clear sign of psychopathology, and hysteria had such clear secondary gains. Most obvious reason is that conversion disorder looks like feigning--that is, the clinical features are similar, if not identical. Inconsistent symptoms, particularly weakness or tremor that improves when distracted, are hallmarks of both conditions & in the case of these symptoms, probably reflect both conditions being a product of the voluntary motor system.
Malingering
Post traumatic stress disorder
Factitious disorder
Conversion disorder
Miscellaneous