Editing Malingering (section)

==Types==
Classifying malingering behaviour into different categories allows for an easier assessment of possible deception, as created by [[Robert J. Resnick|Robert Resnick]].<ref name="Rogers 2008" />
As individuals within institutions grapple with the challenges posed by malingering, a critical examination ethical duties emerges as imperative. Balancing compassion for those genuinely in need with the responsibility to uphold integrity and fairness, ethical obligations in addressing malingering extend beyond mere detection to encompass considerations of empathy, justice, and the broader implications for trust and societal welfare. 
* '''Pure malingering:''' feigning a disorder or illness that is nonexistent. It is arguably the most simple to detect. This is because malingerers of this type tend to provide unreliable, additional symptoms when describing their supposed disorder, since they have to create an entire story from scratch. It is, therefore, difficult to entirely accurately mimic real-world scenarios.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Know the 3 Categories of Malingering |url=https://www.cuddiganlaw.com/blog/3-types-of-malingering.cfm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Cuddigan Law |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Wooley |first1=Chelsea N. |last2=Rogers |first2=Richard |date= 2015|title=The Effectiveness of the Personality Assessment Inventory With Feigned PTSD: An Initial Investigation of Resnick's Model of Malingering |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1073191114552076 |journal=Assessment |language=en |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=449–458 |doi=10.1177/1073191114552076 |pmid=25268016 |issn=1073-1911|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
* '''Partial malingering''': purposefully exaggerating symptoms for an existing disorder or illness. This may be particularly difficult to detect, because those who partake in this would be building on their own genuine traumatic experiences, rather than completely falsifying claims.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* '''False imputation:''' attributing of existing symptoms to a cause that the patient knows is unrelated to their illness. Identifying this type of malingering is less difficult than partial malingering, as patients may inaccurately transpose symptoms from their real experience to the supposed cause of their disorder. This entails inaccurate storytelling and would indicate deliberate deception.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />