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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. Lie - Wikipedia

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    Pseudologia fantastica is a term applied by psychiatrists to the behavior of habitual or compulsive lying. Mythomania is the condition where there is an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating. [61] A recent study found that composing a lie takes longer than telling the truth. [43]

  4. Ask a psychologist: Is George Santos a pathological liar?

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    What is a pathological liar? It's very frequent lying that's oftentimes compulsive in nature. When we talk about any kind of psychopathology, we characterize thoughts and behaviors as abnormal or ...

  5. Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding - Wikipedia

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    Some pathological cases at that time reported unintentional social role-playing behavior, which indicated a connection between social desirability and personality. [26] Earlier research suggested that social desirability was substantially more substantive than stylistic in the non-pathological field. [4] [27] [28]

  6. 4 things liars all do - AOL

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    If they happen to be more habitual liars, then they are pretty consistently not open communicators and it can often feel like you are pulling teeth trying to get details, answers, or information ...

  7. Tim Walz addresses history of misstatements on 'The View ...

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    On his debut appearance on ABC's "The View", Tim Walz defended his history of misstatements, while calling Donald Trump a "pathological liar."

  8. Callous and unemotional traits - Wikipedia

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    Callous-unemotional traits (CU) are distinguished by a persistent pattern of behavior that reflects a disregard for others, and also a lack of empathy and generally deficient affect. The interplay between genetic and environmental risk factors may play a role in the expression of these traits as a conduct disorder (CD). While originally ...

  9. 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."