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SYSK Selects: How Munchausen Syndrome Works

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Malingering

People who have Munchaus and syndrome tend to exhibit like they were either lost a parent while they were young or they were abandoned by a parent's another big one. They may have had some sort of prolonged childhood illness. And then you've got sexual, physical, emotional abuse Yeah. This provides some sort of outlet. It's a really, I guess really the easiest way to understand it is these people who need to be,. who need attention, who need to been taken care of. Who just need more than they're willing to ask for overtly. Have found an easy street between where they are and where they need to be as far as attention goes.

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