Friday, May 13, 2016

Cross Examining Psych Doctors - Tip #28-Cry For Help

Psych reports often contain the classic phrase “a cry for help” as an explanation of psychological testing that reveals that the patient was attempting to simulate symptoms or was “faking.”  In this regard it is important to note that the notion of “a cry for help” is simply an explanation or a theory of why an individual might be attempting to simulate symptoms.  It does nothing to change the fact that the individual was attempting to simulate symptoms or “fake.”  Thus, the theory of a “cry for help” is no more tenable than the tongue-in-cheek theory of “a plea for unwarranted economic benefits.” 

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