Pathological Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic Psychology
Paperback:
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 10: 1512172642
ISBN 13: 978-1512172645
Hardcover:
Publisher: Benediction Classics
ISBN 10: 1781391386
ISBN 13: 978-1781391389
“All pathological liars have a purpose, i.e., to decorate their own person, to tell something interesting, and an ego motive is always present. They lie about something they wish to possess.”
This historic and groundbreaking work describes and analyzes several cases of pathological behavior. The importance of this book comes not only from the individual cases, but also from the analysis which is mired in what we now know to be erroneous thinking about mental illness, sexuality, gender, and race of its time.
“As practically nothing up to the present has been written on the subject in English, this book is a very welcome contribution to psychiatric literature. Throughout, the authors assume a very conservative and careful attitude in their discussions and conclusions. May the conscientious author of ‘The Individual Delinquent’ – which must be regarded as a truly epoch-making work in criminology – continue to scatter broadcast the germs of his rich experience with the juvenile delinquent.” -Meyer Solomon, The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 11, 1916
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PREVIOUS STUDIES
CASES OF PATHOLOGICAL LYING AND SWINDLING
CASES OF PATHOLOGICAL ACCUSATION
CASES OF PATHOLOGICAL LYING IN BORDER-LINE MENTAL TYPES
CONCLUSIONS
INDEX OF AUTHORS
INDEX OF TOPICS