Phantastic pseudology

Japanese: 空想虚言 - くうそうきょげん（英語表記）phantastic pseudology

This refers to a case where a person actively tells fictitious things as if they were true, and while behaving in a realistic manner, comes to believe that the person himself is true. It was described by A. Delbrück (1891). Mythomanie, described by E. Dupré in 1905, is a similar concept. It is seen in exhibitionistic, hysterical personality disorders. People tell fantastical stories, mixing fact and fiction, about themselves as famous people, members of the royal family, aristocrats, very wealthy people, inventors, geniuses, master thieves, or people with extraordinary destinies, which can lead to fraud.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

架空のことがらを本当らしく活発に物語り，それらしくふるまっているうちに本人自身も真実であると信じ込んでしまうような場合をいう。デルブリュックA.Delbrückが記載した(1891)。1905年デュプレE.Dupréが記載した虚言症mythomanieも類似の概念である。自己顕示的，ヒステリー的な性格異常者にみられる。自分は高名な人物，皇族，貴族，大金持ち，発明家，天才，大泥棒，数奇の運命の人物だなどという空想的物語が虚実とりまぜて語られ，詐欺に結びつくことがある。

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