Category: Lying

  • Arguments Against And For Lying Or Withholding The Truth From Patients

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

  • How To Know People Are Lying

    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.…

  • Neurobiology Of Lying/Deception

    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…