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Lying, Cheating, and Carrying On: Developmental, Clinical, and Sociocultural Aspects of Dishonesty and Deceit
Contributor(s): Akhtar, Salman (Author), Parens, Henri (Author), Blum, Harold (Contribution by)

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 ISBN: 0765706024     ISBN-13: 9780765706027
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
OUR PRICE: $119.70  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2009
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Annotation: This book aims to help therapists enhance their empathy with patients who are compelled to lie and to provide them with better therapeutic strategies to deal with the clinical dilemmas that arise in working with such children and adults.

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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology - General
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis
Dewey: 616.89
LCCN: 2008047388
Series: Margaret S. Mahler
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.3" W x 9.31" L (0.88 lbs) 180 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Mentally Challenged
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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What constitutes a lie? What are the different types of lies? Why do people lie? Is dishonesty ubiquitous in human experience? And what should be done with individuals who seek pschotherapeutic help and yet can not reveal important aspects of their lives and even fabricate histories, associations, and dreams? Such questions form the backbone of this exceptional book. Starting with the emergence of the capacity to lie in childhood and the formative influence of the family in children's moral development, the discourse goes on to include the variety of adulthood lies, including social lies, existential lies, pathological lies, narcissistic lies, and sociopathic lies. Contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts like Salman Akhtar, Harold Blum, Ruth Fischer, Lucy LaFarge, Henri Parens, and Michael Stone, along with others, explore the impact of dishonesty on the internal and external realities of an individual. Malignant forms of lies involving serious character pathology and criminality, as well as their detection, are also discussed. The book's aim is to help therapists enhance their empathy with patients who are compelled to lie and to provide them with better therapeutic strategies to deal with the clinical dilemmas that arise in working with such children and adults.
 
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