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malinger

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malinger [mə′liŋ·gər]
(medicine)
To pretend or exaggerate illness in order to avoid responsibilities.


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of North Texas) has edited this volume, which defines specific response types for patients who malinger and deceive and simulate adjustment to treatment, with contributors showing practitioners how to use such tools as the MMPI- 2 and other tests to identify these behaviors.
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