Comments on: What is the medical term for a person with the tendency to lie? http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/ Falcate.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin S http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Martin S Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:11:49 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-327 Ministers, priests, rabbis, etc. Ministers, priests, rabbis, etc.

]]> By: guru http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-326 guru Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:09:55 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-326 There are several conditions that include what someone else referred to as a "pathological liar." Conduct disorder Oppositional/Defiant disorder Anti-social personality disorder (sociopath) There are several conditions that include what someone else referred to as a “pathological liar.”

Conduct disorder
Oppositional/Defiant disorder
Anti-social personality disorder (sociopath)

]]> By: lilysorrow http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-325 lilysorrow Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:21:08 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-325 Mythomanic and Pathological Liar. Mythomanic and Pathological Liar.

]]> By: NoahHope http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-324 NoahHope Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:06:27 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-324 Smarter than you! Smarter than you!

]]> By: Beancounter http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Beancounter Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:30:28 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-323 Mythomaniac Pathological Liar In psychology, mythomania (also known as pseudologia fantastica or pathological lying) is a condition involving compulsive lying by a person with no obvious motivation. The affected person might believe their lies to be truth, and may have to create elaborate myths to reconcile them with other facts. Among famous mythomaniacs in history was King Frederik VII of Denmark. A pathological liar is someone who often embellishes his or her stories in a way that he or she believes will impress people. It may be that a pathological liar is different from a normal liar in that a pathological liar believes the lie he or she is telling to be true—at least in public—and is "playing" the role. He or she sometimes is seen to have a serious mental problem that needs to be rectified. It is not clear, however, that this is the case. It could also be that pathological liars know precisely what they are doing. Confused hashes of history and wishes are called confabulation. "Pathological liar" is a synonym for symptoms. Even though pathological lying is not recognized as a clinical disorder, legal court cases often require that you prove that the defendant is aware that he or she is lying. This proof is most important in cases of slander and/or liability. Pathological liars often actually convince themselves that they are telling the truth, which in turn can alter polygraph tests and other questioning. When caught in a lie, pathological liars tend to become hostile or try to disregard the fact they lied; often playing it off as a joke. Mythomaniac
Pathological Liar

In psychology, mythomania (also known as pseudologia fantastica or pathological lying) is a condition involving compulsive lying by a person with no obvious motivation. The affected person might believe their lies to be truth, and may have to create elaborate myths to reconcile them with other facts. Among famous mythomaniacs in history was King Frederik VII of Denmark.

A pathological liar is someone who often embellishes his or her stories in a way that he or she believes will impress people. It may be that a pathological liar is different from a normal liar in that a pathological liar believes the lie he or she is telling to be true—at least in public—and is “playing” the role. He or she sometimes is seen to have a serious mental problem that needs to be rectified.

It is not clear, however, that this is the case. It could also be that pathological liars know precisely what they are doing. Confused hashes of history and wishes are called confabulation. “Pathological liar” is a synonym for symptoms.

Even though pathological lying is not recognized as a clinical disorder, legal court cases often require that you prove that the defendant is aware that he or she is lying. This proof is most important in cases of slander and/or liability. Pathological liars often actually convince themselves that they are telling the truth, which in turn can alter polygraph tests and other questioning.

When caught in a lie, pathological liars tend to become hostile or try to disregard the fact they lied; often playing it off as a joke.

]]> By: Kayla C http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Kayla C Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:25:11 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-322 either pathological or compulsive liar,,, either pathological or compulsive liar,,,

]]> By: Lissa D http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Lissa D Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:16:39 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-medical-term-for-a-person-with-the-tendency-to-lie/#comment-321 Isn't that person called a pathological liar? I'm not sure. Isn’t that person called a pathological liar? I’m not sure.

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