Published November 20, 2019 | Version v1
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INDICATORS TO DISTINGUISH SYMPTOM ACCENTUATORS FROM SYMPTOM PRODUCERS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH A DIAGNOSED ADJUSTMENT DISORDER: A PILOT STUDY ON INCONSISTENCY SUBTYPES USING SIMS AND MMPI-2-RF

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Department of Human Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
  • 2. Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • 3. Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Description

In the context of legal damage evaluations, evaluees may exaggerate or simulate symptoms in an attempt to obtain greater economic compensation. To date, practitioners and researchers have focused on detecting malingering behavior as an exclusively unitary construct. However, we argue that there are two types of inconsistent behavior that speak to possible malingering—accentuating (i.e., exaggerating symptoms that are actually experienced) and simulating (i.e., fabricating symptoms entirely)—each with its own unique attributes; thus, it is necessary to distinguish between them. The aim of the present study was to identify objective indicators to differentiate symptom accentuators from symptom producers and consistent participants. 

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