Category: Lying

Ethical dilemmas routinely occur in people’s lives. Individuals constantly face hard times contemplating available options before selecting the supposedly right choice or course of action. Such dilemmas are also present in the medical field and can sometimes turn the lives of doctors and patients upside down. Mr. Purplepatch and his patient, Mrs. Blank, are facing…

I wonder how things would have turned out for me if I was satisfied with just being me if I knew how many things I would end up losing, or if I knew how to be honest sooner. Struggling with an eating disorder, I have lived my whole life as a lie. I lied about…

Many people feel Have you ever felt misunderstood?or wonder A about why people in this world lie so much to each other, whether it be like it could be a friend, family member, or even a your spouse. Sometimes lying could be a good thing to do because it could be to protect someone from…

We never know what’s in people’s hearts. The real thing is not necessarily what others tell us. This is not the time to go easily and trust people. You must be vigilant if you do not want to be fooled. It is not really difficult to know if the person is telling you the injustice.…

Many people believe that they know how to detect deception. They rely on nonverbal cues or actions that often speak louder than words. Indeed, there are body language signals that can help determine if a person is telling the real story. It is often believed that you can tell if the person is honest or…

Withholding the truth about a patient’s health, health outcomes, or treatment can be taxing for families and medical providers. Doing so could also be in direct violation of a patient’s autonomy, their right to make rational decisions and choices regarding one’s overall well-being (Vaughn, 2013, p. 71). Based on the case study provided, the decision…

Since time immemorial efforts have been made to devise methods of detecting falsehoods. For the sake of justice and security it is essential that one identifies liars. Personally I have been fascinated with the field of forensic psychology and understand the potential benefits of knowing how to detect a liar. Visualizing how the brain lies…