Malingering Self Test

The Malingering Self Test is a quick and easy way to test yourself for Malingering. Once you know your Malingering Self Test results, we'll help you take appropriate steps.

Do you find it more beneficial to make false claims about your condition? (1)
Do you always exaggerate your symptoms? (1)
In order to get attention do you have the tendency to inflict harm on your self? (1)
Have you tried tampering with the laboratory procedures conducted on you? (1)
Have you been told by your doctor that your manifested symptoms are not consistent with your medical test findings? (1)
Do you, to an extent, hurt yourself to produce your desired symptom? (1)
Are you always amenable to undergo risky laboratory examinations and procedures? (1)
Do you have suicidal tendencies to harm yourself? (1)
Do you resort to aggravating your medical conditions to prevent your fast recovery? (1)
Are you willing to do anything to win other people’s sympathy? (1)
Do you have life or health insurance? (1)
Have you seen several doctors at different places? (1)
Are you likely to act dramatically about your symptoms? (1)
Do you take anti-depressant drugs? (1)
Do you find financial benefits if you get sick? (1)
Do you find it more beneficial to be sick than be in good, healthy condition? (1)
Are you likely to obtain financial incentive when you are sick? (1)
Do you like to act sick to avoid doing other responsibilities? (1)
Do you find acting sick as a way to avoid doing some tasks? (1)
Do you like to pretend being sick by cheating on some medical procedures? (1)
Are you likely to impose self infliction in order to produce the symptoms of a certain medical condition? (1)
Have you been a victim of child abuse? (1)
Do you have low self esteem? (1)
Are you happy being showered with excessive attention? (1)
Have you been told by your doctor that your symptoms seem to be disproportionate to your current health status? (1)
Are you dependent on other people? (1)
Do you have the tendency to be afraid of being alone or become independent? (1)
Do you deliberately fake your symptoms to obtain attention from your loved ones? (1)
Does any member of your family have a history of mental illness? (1)
Do you give false histories about your health? (1)
Do you self medicate? (1)
Do you always read medical books? (1)
Do you often report symptoms based on what you read from the medical books? (1)
Have you been told by your doctor that there seems to br nothing wrong with your laboratory results when seeking medical help? (1)
Do you feel the challenge of fooling medical practitioners and test their ability to diagnose your actual medical condition? (1)
Do you find gratification in fooling medical practitioners and gaining insurance benefits? (1)
Is your insurance claim at stake which prompts you to feign your condition? (1)
Do you take medicines in order to further enhance the symptoms you desire to present? (1)
Are you willing to do anything to obtain financial gains from your health insurance? (1)
Are you likely to lie about your symptoms? (1)

Enter the sum of the numbers in parentheses next to each question you answered "Yes" to:

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Malingering Topics

Related Conditions

	Antisocial Personality Disorder – conduct disorder, sociopaths, psychopaths, deceitful, manipulative, behavior disorder
	Factitious Disorder – feigning symptoms, exaggerates physical and psychological condition,
	Hypochondriasis – fear of having serious disease, misinterpretation of body symptoms
	Munchausen Syndrome – chronic factitious disorder, faking/feigning of psychological and mental illness, severe

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