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Contents
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
xi
Chapter 1. Pathological Lying: An Overview
3
Chapter 2. Normative Aspects of Lying
21
Chapter 3. Characteristics of People Who Lie a Lot
41
Chapter 4. Case Studies of Pathological Liars
59
Chapter 5. Pathological Aspects of Lying
87
Chapter 6. Pathological Lying on the Couch
115
Chapter 7. Assessment
131
Chapter 8. Diagnosis
161
Chapter 9. Treatment, Clinical Applications, and the Future
175
Appendix A: Survey of Pathological Lying (SPL) From Curtis and Hart (2020b)
205
Appendix B: Pathological Lying Inventory From Hart, Curtis, and Randell (2022)
207
Appendix C: Therapists’ Diagnosis
209
Appendix D: Therapists’ Suggested Treatments
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