Salleh’s 3 reasons why more Chinese will support BN - I guess he is suffering from Munchausen syndrome - a mental disorder

This is what was reported and after article below is the Description of Munchausen syndrome - Mental disorder and make your own conclusions as whom are the leaders suffering from this mental disorder in the ruling government coalition

PITAS: In the next general election, three factors are expected to result in a significant increase in support from the Chinese community for the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

They are the opposition’s shortcomings despite being given the opportunity; Malaysia’s good relations with China; and, good moral politics practised by the BN.

In expressing this, Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak said although given the opportunity as elected representatives or a government at state-level, the opposition had proven to be unable to contribute towards the welfare, education and economy of the Chinese community.

He said the Chinese community was also generally happy with the close relationship of the government with China, which saw an increase in bilateral exchanges.

 

“Prime Minister (Najib Razak) has done a good job in cementing these ties and is well-respected in China. Bilateral and economic ties between Malaysia and China are now on the strongest footing ever.

“This will surely increase foreign direct investment (FDI) and create more job and economic opportunities for the people,” he said, adding it also indicated the Chinese community’s support for BN in the 14th General Election.

Salleh said this when closing the Pitas district-level Chinese New Year celebration here tonight.

In addition, he said BN practised good moral politics with no personal attacks, unlike the opposition whose politicians used half-truths and manipulation to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Meanwhile, the minister said festivals such as the Chinese New Year had always been a great platform to promote unity and harmony within a multiracial community

 

 

Description of Munchausen syndrome - Mental disorder

 

In Munchausen syndrome, the affected person exaggerates or creates symptoms of illnesses in themselves to gain examination, treatment, attention, sympathy, and/or comfort from medical personnel. In some extreme cases, people suffering from Munchausen syndrome are highly knowledgeable about the practice of medicine and are able to produce symptoms that result in lengthy and costly medical analysis, prolonged hospital stays, and unnecessary operations. The role of "patient" is a familiar and comforting one, and it fills a psychological need in people with this syndrome. This disorder is distinct from hypochondriasis and other somatoform disorders in that those with the latter do not intentionally produce their somatic symptoms.^[4] Munchausen syndrome is distinct from other psychiatric disorders such as malingering in that Munchausen does not fabricate symptoms for material gain such as financial compensation, absence from work, or access to drugs.
Risk factors for developing Munchausen syndrome include childhood traumas, growing up with parents/caretakers who were emotionally unavailable due to illness or emotional problems, a serious illness as a child, failed aspirations to work in the medical field, personality disorders, and low self-esteem. Munchausen syndrome is more common in men and is seen in young or middle-aged adults. Those with a history of working in healthcare are also at greater risk of developing it.^[5]
Arrhythmogenic Munchausen syndrome describes individuals who simulate or stimulate cardiac arrhythmias to gain medical attention.^[6]
A similar behavior called Munchausen syndrome by proxy has been documented in the parent or guardian of a child. The adult ensures that his or her child will experience some medical affliction, therefore compelling the child to suffer through treatments and spend a significant portion of their youth in hospitals. Furthermore, a disease may actually be initiated in the child by the parent or guardian. This condition is considered distinct from Munchausen syndrome. There is growing consensus in the pediatric community that this disorder should be renamed "medical abuse" to highlight the harm caused by the deception and to make it less likely that a perpetrator can use a psychiatric defense when harm is done.^[



The syndrome's name derives from Baron Munchausen, a literary character loosely based on the German nobleman Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720–1797). The historical baron became a well-known storyteller in the late 18th century for entertaining dinner guests with tales about his adventures during the Russo-Turkish War. In 1785 German-born writer and con artist Rudolf Erich Raspe anonymously published a book in which a heavily fictionalized version of "Baron Munchausen" tells many fantastic and impossible stories about himself. Raspe's Munchausen became a sensation, establishing a literary exemplar of a bombastic liar or exaggerator.^[14][15]
In 1951, Richard Asher was the first to describe a pattern of self-harm, wherein individuals fabricated histories, signs, and symptoms of illness. Remembering Baron Munchausen, Asher named this condition Munchausen's Syndrome in his article in The Lancet in February 1951,^[16] quoted in his obituary in the British Medical Journal:

"Here is described a common syndrome which most doctors have seen, but about which little has been written. Like the famous Baron von Munchausen, the persons affected have always travelled widely; and their stories, like those attributed to him, are both dramatic and untruthful. Accordingly the syndrome is respectfully dedicated to the Baron, and named after him."

— British Medical Journal, R.A.J. Asher, M.D., F.R.C.P.^[17]

Asher's nomenclature sparked some controversy, with medical authorities debating the appropriateness of the name for about fifty years. While Asher was praised for bringing cases of factitious disorder to light, participants in the debate objected variously that a literary allusion was inappropriate given the seriousness of the disease; that its use of the anglicized spelling "Munchausen" showed poor form; that the name linked the disease with the real-life Münchhausen, who did not have it; and that the name's connection to works of humor and fantasy, and to the essentially ridiculous character of the fictional Baron Munchausen, was disrespectful to patients suffering from the disorder.^[18]
Originally, this term was used for all factitious disorders. Now, however, there is considered to be a wide range of factitious disorders, and the diagnosis of "Munchausen syndrome" is reserved for the most severe form, where the simulation of disease is the central activity of the affected person's life.