To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources this week addressing the spectrum of self-deception, specifically malingering and confabulation.
• Critically examine the deceptive behaviors of malingering and confabulation and the ways in which they are similar and/or different.
• Select one of these deceptive behaviors to focus on for this Discussion.

Post the following:

• Explain the common reasons why people engage in the deceptive behavior that you selected.
• Explain why instances of the deceptive behavior that you selected are elevated among criminal justice-involved populations.
• Explain some possible red flag indicators associated with the deceptive behavior that you selected.
• Explain some of the implications for the deceptive behavior that you selected in clinical and forensic settings.

Note: Your posts should be substantial (300–500 words), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable within meaningful responses but cannot stand alone as a response.