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Maybe your boss is a pathological liar . There is , however , little agreement between self-reports and validated tests for alcohol use and mental health , which raises questions about the optimal way to obtain such information.The personality test ( MCMI ) suggests a very diverse and complex picture of psychological problems that does not readily conform to previous typologies and profiles ( e.g ., " the abusive personality " ) and is less pathological than previous studies suggest . The judge and prosecution refused to consider mental health testimony that he was a pathological gambler.Each new casino relies on problem gamblers for about 30 percent of its income , and doubles the prevalence of problem gamblers within 50 miles , according to the landmark 1999 National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report . Rather , it is a pathological deviation from the norm - - and as such must be susceptible to prevention or treatment once its underlying cause or causes are known . In disagreement , Jean-Martin Charcot , professor of neurology at the Sorbonne in Paris , held that hypnosis occurs only in sufferers of hysteria , is therefore pathological , and does involve the influences of magnets and metals . Dear Annie : I have to respond to " Only Want The Truth , " whose husband was a pathological liar . Behind all the movements that made these proposals was a pathological fascination with mass death . This is truly pathological . He is a pathological liar which means he actually believes the crap he peddles . Emphysema is a pathological definition : abnormal permanent enlargement of the air spaces at the ends of the bronchioles , accompanied by the destruction of their walls ( 12 ) .