Often lying is a mental disorder?

Lie is also a type of mental illness.



Mental scholars have pointed out, and occasionally is not a pathological liar. Most doctors believe that lying is natural and practical. The study found that in the United States, adults 13 times a week on average lie.



However, if the time and frequency of lying continues too long, so lie to me or listen to the person causing a hazard, such a lie should be regarded as "sick" of. The most common lie in the "rhetoric" arising under the conditions, some people in order to "show off", like on his own in the past fabricated a series of fictional stories.



Patients with pathological lying is characterized by the absolute sincerity of their own lies, but if the facts On the contrary, they are often loyal to his own words change overnight. Although, if they have a coherent and credible, but seems unable to judge whether they are saying is not telling the truth, this lie is likely to be caused due to some sort of mental illness. Lying to the people's congresses have short memories, as they are solely on the evaluation of information, the function of prefrontal weak, and thus unable to evaluate the accuracy of their own to speak, so they lied to just like talking about the same as telling the truth.



This behavior can be divided into categories: lying under private control: common in the community with a rebellious people. These people are not necessarily criminals, but all their words and deeds completely swayed by selfish motives, they may be attracted to do business, but the main purpose of lying is to enable business is booming. Because they only cares about making money, there is no sympathy for the victims, I often act against their conscience to deceive customers.



Drama-based lie: common in hysteria patients are characterized by such a person desperately looking for love, so the implementation of treatment, only from the emotional to enlighten, to get good results.



Complacent type lie: common in narcissism, who like to perform in front of numerous people themselves, in order to leave a deeper impression on people, they always try to exaggerate their talents. They are self-righteous "Superman", should be subject to special treatment, such as reaching a goal, they are free to lie