It is self infliction of wounds or injury to attract attention from doctors or others. There is also Munchausen's by proxy which has a parent or other inflicting harm on a child or other in order to gain attention.
This is a psychological disorder, where the patient fabricates illness or symptoms in order to be hospitalized and cared for.
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Munchhausen syndrome is the condition in which a patient pretends to be ill for attention. In contrast, Munchhausen by proxy is the term for someone who pretends another person (usually their child) is ill for attention.
Munchhausen Syndrome
they are usually called hypochondriac or suffering from Munchhausen syndrome
The Very Same Munchhausen was created in 1979.
I assume you're references Munchhausen syndrome, in that the person craves the attention they get from being considered a victim of domestic violence?
Les Aventures de baron de Munchhausen was created in 1911.
It can be a case of what is called "Munchhausen's by proxy". Munchhausen's refers to a person who exaggerates or creates an illness serious enough to need special attention. The point of doing this is exactly that - to get attention. Munchhausen's by proxy means that a persons exaggerates or creates an illness in another so that the person gets attention for the care and concern shown that other person.
Baron Munchhausen
Spoed - 2000 Het syndroom van Munchhausen 5-30 is rated/received certificates of: Netherlands:12 (Geweld/Angst/Grof Taalgebruik)
Munchausen Syndrome by proxy? ANOTHER ANSWER The term you are looking for is MUNCHHAUSEN (mynch-how-zen) BY PROXY. Munchhausen refers to someone who claims illness or actually make themselves sick in order to get attention. Munchhausen by Proxy refers to someone who claims their child is ill, or more often, actually makes their child sick in order to get attention. Some women have actually gone as far as suffocating or poisoning their child, only to "save" them by seeking medical attention. They crave attention from friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses, anyone who will listen and fulfill their desire for sympathy and attention. It is a very real and very disturbing mental disorder.
Yes, it is. Many sociopaths are narcissistic by nature (i.e. caring about themselves to an extreme). Munchausen's syndrome is related to narcissism, as it is focused on attention-getting. Most sociopaths do not have Munchausen's, but most people with Munchausen's are probably sociopaths (or at least narcissists).