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Examples of malingering
malingering
On the other hand, each new handout encouraged malingering by the lazy, he said.
From the kentucky.com
If independent doctors deem him to be malingering, he should be dragged to court.
From the economist.com
Mississippi's malingering rate has soared to 9.6%, but Mr Barbour has not relented.
From the economist.com
It's a given that the malingering economy makes it difficult to stay credit-healthy.
From the sacbee.com
Now Labour too are implying the jobless are malingering in their job seeking attempts.
From the guardian.co.uk
Doctors have struggled to distinguish the ailing from the malingering.
From the economist.com
It was time for me to stop moping about malingering molluscs and get down to some action.
From the addthis.com
And the whole topic of PTSD and malingering is also better reserved for a future dispatch.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Degorski is neither malingering nor is he attempting to fake a mental disorder, Wasyliw said.
From the dailyherald.com
- Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
- (malingering) evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering"
- Malingering is a medical term that refers to fabricating or exaggerating the symptoms of mental or physical disorders for a variety of "secondary gain" motives, which may include financial compensation (often tied to fraud); avoiding school, work or military service; obtaining drugs; getting ...
- To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation
- (malingering) Faking or conscious deception; voluntary production of symptoms for a rationally considered goal, such as financial recompense, avoidance of responsibility, etc.
- (MALINGERING) Knowingly pretending to be physically or mentally ill to avoid some unpleasant duty or responsibility, or for economic benefit.
- (Malingering) A conscious simulation of an illness (with no organic pathology present) used to avoid an unpleasant situation or for personal gain.
- (Malingering) The term given to an individual who exaggerates mental or physical symptoms for personal gain such as compensation, avoiding work and obtaining prescription drugs.
- (Malingering) Faking illness or disability, but this generally covers up some other real mental health problem.
