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∙ 6y agoHe suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was also a genius in mathematics who was awarded a shared Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and an Abel Prize for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
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∙ 6y agoFactitious Disorder
Factitious Disorder
Factitious Disorder
Some of the most common types of mental disorder include: bipolar, depression, obsessive compulsion disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, etc. Having a mental disorder does not necessarily mean that someone is classified as retarded.
That is factitious disorder. They are suffering from a need of attention.
When you say "lied about having a mental disorder" I'm going to assume that you mean that they lied to say they had one when they did not. If it is the other way around, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to do so including the intense stigma of mental disorders and how people view those individuals. Reasons that people lie to say that they do have a mental disorder would be that they are seeking attention or pity, and/or that they truly are deluded to believe that some thing is wrong with them. This is often called Munchausen syndrome where a person makes up fantastic clinical diagnoses without having any clinical evidence of being sick, or hypochondriasis which is a constant fear of and belief that an individual has that they have some sort of disorder, illness, or sickness.
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Factitious Disorder
Yes, having imaginary friends can be a symptom of certain mental health conditions such as schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder. However, having imaginary friends in childhood is a common and developmentally normal phenomenon. It's important to consider the context and age of the individual when assessing whether it is indicative of a mental illness.
OCD is not a personality disorder.Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder.They are both different mental disorders that can have different levels of disability depending on how severe the disorder is
Anorexia nervosa is indeed a mental disorder.
A pretended mental disorder refers to a situation where an individual feigns or exaggerates symptoms of a mental health condition for personal gain or attention. This could be done to avoid responsibilities, gain sympathy, or manipulate a situation. It is important for mental health professionals to differentiate between genuine mental health issues and those that are pretended.