LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE. Just like me, I’m sure we all tell little white lies occasionally, while pathological liars lie habitually and chronically tells grandiose lies that may exceed the limits of believability.
They are generally motivated by a desire to gain attention or sympathy. They are not lying in an attempt to avoid trouble or gain some advantage over others.
This level of lying is usually a[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]symptom of a greater problem. Whether or not pathological lying should be considered a distinct psychological disorder is still debated within the medical and academic communities. the behavior of pathological lying was first documented in medical literature by German psychiatrist Anton Delbrueck in 1891.
In his studies, Delbrueck observed that many of the lies his patients told were so fantastically over-the-top that the disorder belonged in a new category he called “pseudologia phantastica.” In 1915, pioneering psychiatrist William Healy, M.D. wrote “All pathological liars have a purpose, i.e., to decorate their own person, to tell something interesting, and an ego motive is always present. They all lie about something they wish to possess or be.”
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