(a) âDependent adultâ means any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who resides in this state and who has physical or mental limitations that restrict his or her ability to carry out normal activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have physical or developmental disabilities, or whose physical or developmental abilities have diminished because of age.
Understanding of Individual's Psychological Stability. Psychological stability is the other factor in determining if someone is a pathological liar. Many people habitually lie due to a mental illness such as bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder or depression. Many mental illness sufferers have misconceptions about what is reality.
To help us understand lying, we are asking many people to tell us how often they lie.. Participants were asked how many lies they had told in the past twenty-four hours. Here are some of the key findings: (1) The average number of lies told per day was 1.65.2) Only 40.1% of the sample reported telling a lie in the past 24 hours. (3) 22.7% of all lies were told by one percent of the sample, and half of all of the lies were told 5.3% of the sample.