Therapy Worksheet on Lying

• Think about a recent situation where you had to lie.

What was the lie about?

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• What were the reasons for lying?

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• What was the outcome of the situation?

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• Why did you choose to hide the truth?

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• What would have been the consequences if you had spoken the truth?

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Reference

Behnk, S. & Reuben,  E. (2021). On lies and Hard Truth. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article: 687913.

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Please note: There may be a more up-to-date and editable version of this worksheet available here which may be more suitable to present to clients if you are a therapist or to use in a classroom as a teacher or guidance counsellor.