Pathological liar

A pathological liar is someone who lies as a habit. It is a form of mental illness. The problem was first written about in 1890 by G. Stanley Hall and in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck.

The word phrase pathological comes from pathology, a study of the causes and effects of diseases, and also injuries.

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