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> patients often reported to be unable to perform unpleasant tasks because of their symptoms
> resulting in release from obligations at school and home
> symptoms temporarily completely disappear while conducting favourite activities
This is a textbook example of secondary gain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_and_secondary_gain
> So, the weird thing is not they pick up someone else's tics but they cannot get rid of them.
In some cases they did get rid of them after the ruse was discovered and no longer served any purpose.
> in some patients, a rapid and complete remission occurred after exclusion of the diagnosis of Tourette syndrome
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> patients often reported to be unable to perform unpleasant tasks because of their symptoms
> resulting in release from obligations at school and home
> symptoms temporarily completely disappear while conducting favourite activities
This is a textbook example of secondary gain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_and_secondary_gain
> So, the weird thing is not they pick up someone else's tics but they cannot get rid of them.
In some cases they did get rid of them after the ruse was discovered and no longer served any purpose.
> in some patients, a rapid and complete remission occurred after exclusion of the diagnosis of Tourette syndrome