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Yes it is, but if the person wants help it can be cured without medications. A pathological liar is usually learned from either stress while growing up in a disfunctional family; abuse issues; being told that they are stupid and won't amount to much. Pathalogical liars feel so low and disfunctional that they embellish on almost every subject to make themselves feel important and also impress those around them. If you told a pathalogical liar you would shoot them in the foot if they didn't tell you the truth they still couldn't tell the truth. They just can't help it and they need psychological counseling to help learn the tools to over-come this.
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∙ 9y agoAlthough it is not a recognized disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, yes, there is a mental condition called pathological lying. This condition is also referred to as compulsive lying, pseudologia fantastica and mythomania. Pathological liars will tell stories that may be a "false" memory, or a fantasy. They lie out of fear, to intimidate others, as a form of self defense, or to hide the truth. A sufferer of the condition will also lie for no personal gain whatsoever. Their lies are often transparent or have no obvious point. Pathological liars often truly believe what they are saying and are in fact, victims of the condition. They can exhibit superficial (fake) charm and have a grandiose sense of self-worth. Currently, there is no cure for the condition and no medications to treat it. In fact, compared to other mental disorders, there has been little testing and research done on pathological lying.
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∙ 16y agoUsually it is harmless. It can cause problems though. For one thing, pathological liars run the risk of no one believing them if something serious actually does happen.
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∙ 14y agoPathological lying is a serious emotional disorder. There is no point in quibbling about the meaning of the word "disease."
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∙ 13y agoI think it could be very stressful and could result in physical and mental problems.
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Pathalogical liar means a disease that makes you lie?
Well, not really a disease, its a mental disorder that causes you to lie uncontrollably.
Why lie when don't need to lie?
Some people are pathological liars, meaning they have a mental need to lie, and some people are so used to lying that they just lie out of reflex. some people feel it is necessary to lie because they cannot see any other way. There are many reasons who one might lie when they don't need to.
What makes people lie all the time?
scared nervous
What can you say about a person who tells a lie?
a man saying lie because of many factors1 he feels happy when he/she have lie to other !2 he or she makes it as habit by doing it many times3 he or she have some problem so !
Do people look left or right when they lie?
The basic idea is that when a person looks to the right they are constructing an idea and when they look to the left they are recalling something that has actually happened. Since a lie is essentially a mental construction, people will often access that part of the brain when trying to come up with a lie and will look to the right.
What do you do if your teenage son says things so twisted that nothing makes any sense and he doesn't even know if he is telling the truth or a lie?
Have him evaluated by a mental health practitioner. There are many mental problems with symptoms like this, and most of them have treatments that can help.
What was the problem in the book four truths and a lie?
crissa was forcing scarlett to do things that get her into trouble, but she makes it look like its coming from her ex-boyfriend james.
Why does George lie to the boss about the reason for Lennie's mental limitations?
so they get the job
Can a pathological liar look you in the eyes and lie?
Anyone can look you in the eye and lie.
Have you ever lied about having a mental disorder Is there a mental disorder for people who do this?
When you say "lied about having a mental disorder" I'm going to assume that you mean that they lied to say they had one when they did not. If it is the other way around, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to do so including the intense stigma of mental disorders and how people view those individuals. Reasons that people lie to say that they do have a mental disorder would be that they are seeking attention or pity, and/or that they truly are deluded to believe that some thing is wrong with them. This is often called Munchausen syndrome where a person makes up fantastic clinical diagnoses without having any clinical evidence of being sick, or hypochondriasis which is a constant fear of and belief that an individual has that they have some sort of disorder, illness, or sickness.
Which of these would most likely happen in a problem play?
Difficult situations from real life, in which people might lie or cheat. - APEX
How do you find people who have a compulsive lying problem for an illuminating television documentary?
It depends where you are in the world, but to be honest with you most compulsive liars have a problem admitting they have a problem not to mention going on a television show, so you would really need to find people who live with compulsive liars who can persuade them to go on a tv show. I live with a compulsive liar, and they do not like to admit that they lie. Do you try and point out when they lie? why do you think that they lie? I was speaking to a therapist who said that it is a very difficult thing to a) recongise and b) change.
