Munchausen’s syndrome is a psychiatric disease first recognized by doctors in the 1950s. Sufferers will feign unusual medical symptoms and seek out the most complicated treatments and procedures, typically out of a desire to gain the sympathy and attention of family, friends, andmedical professionals. In some sense, we could say that health care enters into the utility function of the afflicted. As much as most people viscerally dislike sitting in a doctor’s waiting room or undergoing surgery at a hospital, people with Munchausen’s often cannot get enough.

Imagine an individual in the Grossman model who suddenly develops Munchausen’s syndrome. How would this affect her optimal level of H∗? Explain your answer, and make sure your explanation discusses the three roles of health in the model.