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  2. Pathological lying - Wikipedia

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    Curtis and Hart (2020) defined pathological lying as "a persistent, pervasive, and often compulsive pattern of excessive lying behavior that leads to clinically significant impairment of functioning in social, occupational, or other areas; causes marked distress; poses a risk to the self or others; and occurs for longer than 6 months" (p. 63).

  3. Obsessive–compulsive spectrum - Wikipedia

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    The disorders are thought to lie on a spectrum from impulsive to compulsive where impulsivity is said to persist due to deficits in the ability to inhibit repetitive behavior with known negative consequences, while compulsivity persists as a consequence of deficits in recognizing completion of tasks."

  4. Impulse-control disorder - Wikipedia

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    Although compulsive buying falls under the category of Impulse-control disorder – Not Otherwise Specified in the DSM-IV-TR, some researchers have suggested that it consists of core features that represent impulse-control disorders which includes preceding tension, difficult to resist urges and relief or pleasure after action.

  5. Gaslighting vs. Lying: A Psychologist Explains the Difference

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    While lying isn’t 100 percent different, the two aren’t one in the same. “Lying is when someone makes an untrue statement, often with the intention to deceive someone else,” Dr. Lyons says.

  6. Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.

  7. Compulsive behavior - Wikipedia

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    Addiction and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) feature compulsive behavior as core features. Addiction is simply a compulsion toward a rewarding stimulus, whereas in OCD, a compulsion is a facet of the disorder. [7] The most common compulsions for people with OCD are washing and checking. [5]

  8. Man Who Claimed He Dated 'Compulsive Liar' Sherri ... - AOL

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    A man who says he dated Sherri Papini, describing her in a 2022 interview as a "compulsive liar," is now on the cast of Survivor 48. Shauhin Davari, 38, was announced as one of the contestants on ...

  9. Intrusive thought - Wikipedia

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    [27] [29] A study of 50 patients with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder found that 40% had religious and blasphemous thoughts and doubts—a higher, but not statistically significantly different number than the 38% who had the obsessional thoughts related to dirt and contamination more commonly associated with OCD. [30]