{"product_id":"lying-cheating-and-carrying-on-9780765706027","title":"Lying Cheating and Carrying On","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile modes of deception are observed in the animal world, the capacity for lying requires language and forethought, the great human achievements. This meticulously edited volume offers us an in depth exploration of this often overlooked aspect of our minds. It is an invaluable guide to all clinicians in search of the truth. No lie! -- Ira Brenner, M.D., Jefferson Medical College\u003cbr\u003eFrom fibs to forgery, from Pinocchio to serial killers, this fascinating volume begins with a disturbing truth—deception is ubiquitous in human beings. The spectrum of deception is examined from multiple perspectives ranging from child development to politics. This insightful book will help mental health professionals confront the often insurmountable challenge inherent in treating lying and deceptive patients. -- Axel Hoffer M.D., Harvard Medical School\u003cbr\u003eLying, Cheating, and Carrying On adds substantially to these insights, bringing to light a variety of unconscious motives that cause otherwise moral individuals to engage in acts of deception.... The achievement of this book is its attempt to unify these individuals within one general framework, one that is at once sensitive to unconscious motivation, cognitive and developmental capacities, and sociocultural influences. * Division 39 Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 1. Lies, Liars, and Lying: An Introductory Overview Chapter 2 2. What It Takes to Tell a Lie Chapter 3 3. Developmental Aspects of Lying Chapter 4 4. Authentication, Imposture, and Malicious Deception Chapter 5 5. Where Does the Truth Lie? Chapter 6 6. Lying and Deceitfulness in Personality Disorders Chapter 7 7. Dishonesty and Its Detection Chapter 8 8. Sociocultural Perspectives on Dishonesty and Lying Chapter 9 9. Cultures of Dishonesty: From Hidden Cancers and Concealed Selves to Politics and Poker Chapter 10 10. Distortion of Truth: From White Lies to Mass Murder","brand":"Jason Aronson, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037926064471,"sku":"9780765706027","price":79.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780765706027.jpg?v=1750938199","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lying-cheating-and-carrying-on-9780765706027","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}