However his continous complaint convinced the attending physicians thathe was playing the sick role. ,However his continous complain ing convinced the attending physicians that he was pretending to be sick. 'Playing the role' soundsl ike h ewas an actor partcipating in a case-study scenario that was staged for teaching purposes.
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