Lying, Cheating, and Carrying on

by Akhtar, Salman; Parens, Henri,; Blum, Harold; Edelsohn, Gail; S. Fischer, Ruth M.; A. Freeman, Daniel M.; LaFarge, Lucy; Moore, Mark; Stone, Michael; Watson, Clarence

• ISBN13: 9780765706034
• ISBN10: 0765706032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-12
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Salman Akhtar is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Henri Parens is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Lies, Liars, and Lying: An Introductory Overview	p. 1
What it Takes to Tell a Lie	p. 17
Developmental Aspects of Lying	p. 33
Authentication, Imposture, and Malicious Deception	p. 43
Where Does the Truth Lie?	p. 59
Lying and Deceitfulness in Personality Disorders	p. 69
Lies and their Deception	p. 93
Sociocultural Perspectives on Dishonesty and Lying	p. 111
Cultures of Dishonesty: From Hidden Cancers and Concealed Selves to Politics and Poker	p. 129
Distortions of Truth from White Lies to Mass Murder: A Concluding Commentary	p. 141
Index	p. 161
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 169
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