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What is when an individual causes illness or injury to someone in their care?

A) Hypochondria
B) Borderline personality disorder
C) Factitious disorder by proxy
D) Schizophrenia

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User Quanna
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When an individual causes illness or injury to someone in their care it is;

C) Factitious disorder by proxy

It is a mental illness in which a person acts as if an individual he or she is caring for has a physical or mental illness when the person is not really sick.

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User Daniel Gerson
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It is answer choice C.

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User Nitrovatter
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