{"id":10367,"date":"2019-06-02T19:21:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T17:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10367"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:25","slug":"why-people-fake-serious-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/06\/why-people-fake-serious-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Why People Fake Serious Illness?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For some people, being ill means being special. They crave for the attention and care that others willingly provide them. The feeling is so intense that they would like to stay in that condition. However, unfortunately for them, some illnesses just simply go away and ironically therein lies the rub.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Factitious Disorder: Why People Fake Serious Illness\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I8H5QtYQWlc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is the difference between Munchausen syndrome and Munchausen syndrome by proxy?<\/li>\n<li>Why do people fake serious illness?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel like you are given special treatment when you are sick? Does it make you linger to it a bit more?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate For some people, being ill means being special. They crave for the attention and care that others willingly provide them. The feeling is so intense that they would like to stay in that condition. However, unfortunately for them, some illnesses just simply go away and ironically therein lies the rub. 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