Pseudo logia fantastica or mythomania term is to describe.

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  1. compulsive disorder
  2. autistic child
  3. violent child
  4. none of the above

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Option 1 : compulsive disorder
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Mythomania: It is an abnormal or pathological tendency to exaggerate or tell lies.

Key Points

  • First described by the German psychiatrist Anton Delbrük in 1891.
  • Pseudologia fantastica, also known as mythomania or pathological lying, is a psychiatric phenomenon that has been recognized for over a hundred years.
  • Pseudologia fantastica has been conceptualized both as a distinct psychiatric compulsive disorder and as a symptom of a personality disorder.

Hence, we can conclude option 1 is the correct answer.

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