Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Almost everyone lies occasionally, but for a small percentage of people, lying isn't something that they do every once in a while -- it's a way of life. Drew Curtis, PhD, of Angelo State University, and Christian L. Hart, PhD, of Texas Woman’s University, authors of a new book on pathological lying, talk about what drives “big liars” to lie, why they believe pathological lying should be classified as a mental health disorder, whether liars really are more prevalent in some professions, such as politics and sales, and how you can recognize lies and protect yourself from being duped. Links Drew Curtis, PhD Christian L. Hart, PhD Pathological Lying: Theory, Research and Practice by Drew A. Curtis and Christian L. Hart, APA Books Speaking of Psychology Home Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.4	Almost everyone lies occasionally.
0:35.5	Even if you consider yourself scrupulously honest, you've probably told the occasional fib.
0:42.3	But for a small percentage of people, lying isn't something that they do every once in a while.
0:48.3	It's a way of life.
0:50.3	Researchers have found that while most people tell between zero and two lies per day on average,
0:56.0	the most prolific liars might tell five, ten, or even twenty.
1:01.0	In recent weeks, the liar most in the news has been newly elected Representative George Santos,
1:07.0	whose long list of career embellishments, deceptions, and outright falsehoods came to light only after he won his seat.
1:14.6	Santos appears to have made up college degrees, real estate holdings, even Jewish ancestry, among his many other fabrications.
1:22.6	So what drives big liars to lie, and are their motivations different from those other people
1:29.2	who lie less frequently?
1:31.3	Is pathological lying a mental health disorder?
1:34.4	How common is it?
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