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Disease and Factitious disorder imposed on self

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Difference between Disease and Factitious disorder imposed on self

Disease vs. Factitious disorder imposed on self

A disease is any condition which results in the disorder of a structure or function in an organism that is not due to any external injury. Factitious disorder imposed on self, also known as Munchausen syndrome, is a factitious disorder wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves.

Similarities between Disease and Factitious disorder imposed on self

Disease and Factitious disorder imposed on self have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anxiety disorder, Medication, Mental disorder, Psychiatry, Sick role, Surgery, Symptom.

Anxiety disorder

Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear.

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Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Mental disorder

A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

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Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

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Sick role

Sick role is a term used in medical sociology regarding sickness and the rights and obligations of the affected.

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Surgery

Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.

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Symptom

A symptom (from Greek σύμπτωμα, "accident, misfortune, that which befalls", from συμπίπτω, "I befall", from συν- "together, with" and πίπτω, "I fall") is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, reflecting the presence of an unusual state, or of a disease.

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Disease and Factitious disorder imposed on self Comparison

Disease has 248 relations, while Factitious disorder imposed on self has 52. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 2.33% = 7 / (248 + 52).

References

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