A Conceptual Review on Malingering

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 218 - 242, 30.06.2024

Rabia Tatlıdil , Ramazan Erdem

Abstract

Malingering can be defined as an attempt by individuals to pretend to be ill when they are not, or to exaggerate the symptoms of an existing illness in order to gain some benefits. In the international literature, the general outlines and framework of malingering have been put forward and at the same time, this concept has been the subject of a great deal of research. However, there is no Turkish article in the national literature that evaluates the concept of malingering and compiles it in general terms. The aim of this study is to make a conceptual evaluation of the concept of malingering. In other words, this article provides a framework to guide researchers who are curious about the concept of malingering.

Keywords

Malingering, Imitation, Secondary Gain, Faking, Deception

TEMARUZA DAİR KAVRAMSAL BİR İNCELEME

Abstract

Temaruz, bireylerin gerçekte hasta olmadıkları halde hasta gibi davranma ya da var olan hastalığın belirtilerini abartarak birtakım kazançlar elde etme çabası şeklinde tanımlanabilir. Uluslararası literatürde temaruzun genel hatları ve çerçevesi ortaya konmuş ve aynı zamanda bu kavram oldukça fazla araştırmaya konu olmuştur. Ancak ulusal literatürde temaruza yönelik değerlendirme yaparak kavramı ele alan ve genel hatları ile derleyen Türkçe bir makaleye rastlanamamıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı temaruz kavramına yönelik kavramsal bir değerlendirme yapmaktır. Başka bir açıdan bu makale, temaruz kavramını merak eden araştırmacılara yol gösterici olacak çerçeveyi ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Temaruz, Taklit Yapma, İkincil Kazanç, Numara Yapma, Aldatma

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