Assertion: pathological liar | /r/HasSubevent | its alternate name
Facets:
value: as "wish psychosis;"
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Dr. Charles Dike, writing on the controversy in the Psychiatric Times, explains that pathological liars may "believe their lies to the extent that the belief may be delusional," leading to its alternate name as "wish psychosis;" but he also notes that research has shown that challenging pathological liars repeatedly can in fact get them to admit that their lies are fabrications, which shows that, on some level, they may be well aware of what they're doing.