malingering
faking illness for financial or similar personal gain
self-inflicted wound
act of harming oneself where there are no underlying psychological problems
diplomatic illness
malingering
disability fraud
receipt of payment(s) intended for the disabled from a government agency or private insurance company by one who should not be receiving them
Malingering of posttraumatic stress disorder
Feigning PTSD for ulterior motives
feigned madness
assumption of a mental disorder for purpose of evasion, deceit or the diversion of suspicion, also a strategy—often institutionalised—in order to acquires a privilege to violate taboos on speaking unpleasant, socially unacceptable truths