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Malingering and malingering-like behavior: some clinical and conceptual issues
The Psychiatric Quarterly
|January 1, 1984
Summary
Malingering is viewed as a spectrum of deception, ranging from fully external to mixed self- and other-deception. This reconceptualization includes varying levels of conscious self-awareness in malingering presentations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychology
Background:
- Malingering is a complex phenomenon often encountered in clinical and forensic settings.
- Existing conceptualizations may not fully capture the spectrum of deceptive behaviors.
Observation:
- Malingering phenomena can be understood along a continuum.
- This continuum ranges from other-deceptive to mixed deceptive and self-deceptive categories.
Findings:
- The degree of conscious self-awareness is a key factor in categorizing malingering.
- A new schema expands the concept of malingering to encompass its diverse clinical presentations.
Implications:
- This expanded view aids in understanding and diagnosing varied malingering presentations.
- It highlights the need for further discussion and research into under-recognized malingering subtypes.