Charley brings her young daughter into the emergency room with internal bleeding. The attending physician later concludes that Charley caused the symptoms in her daughter intentionally, wanting to gain attention and praise for her devoted care of her sick child. If this assessment is correct, the appropriate diagnosis is:

A) a psychophysiological disorder.
B) a conversion disorder.
C) Munchausen syndrome.
D) Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy

A psychological disorder where a caretaker fabricates or induces illness in someone else, typically their child, to gain attention or sympathy.

Psychophysiological Disorder

Physical diseases which are either caused or exacerbated by mental factors like stress, emotional distress, and maladaptive behavior.

Conversion Disorder

A mental condition in which a person experiences neurological symptoms, such as blindness or paralysis, without a physical cause.