Malingerers are people who fake and exaggerate symptoms of medical illnesses, usually for secondary gain e.g. Personal Injury Claims.
Malingering public servants who never do any work anyway
Malingering
Malingering is difficult to distinguish from certain legitimate personality disorders, such as factitious diseases or post-traumatic distress syndrome
A. Bassett Jones has written: 'Malingering or the simulation of disease' -- subject(s): Medical jurisprudence, Malingering
J. E Fournier has written: 'The detection of auditory malingering' -- subject(s): Examinations, Malingering, Hearing
It could be malingering.
malingering
It means pretending to be ill or disabled in order to avoid work.
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Factitious disorder involves feigning or producing physical or psychological symptoms for no external gain, often motivated by a desire for attention or to assume the sick role. In contrast, malingering involves intentionally fabricating or exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain, such as financial compensation, avoiding work, or obtaining drugs.
Recklessness or indiscipline • Malingering • Self-inflicting wounds
Nancy Jean Klimczak has written: 'The malingering of Multiple Sclerosis and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury' -- subject(s): Brain, Complications, Malingering, Multiple sclerosis, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Multiple sclerosis, Wounds and injuries