Normally people who have been suffering from factitious disorder would exhibit self-administered injuries. In the above case, a child patient, who is in ICU has been crying if his mother is away from him that caused rapid heart rate and breathing. This is an example of factitious disorder caused by another person. These people do not exhibit pseudoneurological injuries with a significant medical history.
Patient suffering from asthma or congenital heart disease do not exhibit these kinds of symptoms.
Thus, the options (b), (a) and (d) are incorrect.
In the above case, a child patient, who is in ICU has been crying if his mother is away from him that caused rapid heart rate and breathing. This is an example of factitious disorder caused by another person.
Therefore, the correct option is – c. factitious disorder imposed on another.