Münchhausen syndrome.It is a repeated simulation of ailments, from heart attacks to exotic fevers. It owes its name to the Baron Münchhausen, a German military man from the 18th century who used to exaggerate and tell fantastic stories. The affected person pretends to be sick toattract the attention of relatives and doctors, and wanders from hospital to hospital in search of care. Although the simulation is conscious – it is usually intelligent and informed subjects – the cause of the deception is not clear and requires psychological treatment.
Münchhausen by proxy.It appears when the parents – usually the mother – makefaking illnesses to your child-or the child in your care- to obtain medical attention. Some parents even add blood to urine samples, stop feeding the child, or administer drugs to make the symptoms resemble those of the ailment they want to simulate. Then collaborators with the doctors are shown. In addition to psychological disorder, it is a form of child abuse.
Cotard syndrome.Also calleddelusion of denial or nihilistic, It is characterized because the affected person believes that he has died, that his organs or intestines do not work or that his heart does not beat. Sometimes there are olfactory hallucinations – the smell of rotten meat – and kinesthetic – you feel the worms devour you. The name comes from the 19th century French neurologist Jules Cotard, who described the syndrome from the case of a 43-year-old woman who believed she had no brain, nerves, or chest, and was made up of only skin and bones.
